What is net neutrality?
Internet is a open Platform which allows people to connect and exchange information freely, if the information or service is not illegal. This is called Net Neutrality.
Let us take the example of telephone lines. In the beginning of the 20th century, you can dial any number and connect to it. It does not matter if you are calling from operator A to operator B. It doesn’t matter if you are calling a restaurant or a drug dealer. The operators neither block the access to a number nor deliberately delay connection to a particular number, unless forced by the law. Most of the countries have rules that ask telecom operators to provide an unfiltered and unrestricted phone service. Now when Internet started in 1980s and 90s, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) follow the same principle. This Principle is known as Net Neutrality.
An ISP does not control the traffic that passes its servers. When a web user connects to a website or web service, he or she gets the same speed. Data rate for YouTube videos and Facebook photos is theoretically same. Users can access any legal website or web service without any interference from an ISP.
See Also : Importance of Net Neutrality
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