Not only would it go against the very nature of internet as we know it but it would also be a complete unfairness to all those who do not have resources to pay for better position on major network carrier’s lines. They should be equally open to all. Just like our streets and our highways. Creating internet “Fast Lane” for those who pay more will degrade internet experience to all those who are not members of this elite group but still pay for their internet access.
It is safe to say that internet is what it is today thanks to neutrality to all users. If this preferential treatment is allowed to form, it probably will never go away once instituted. Small business will suffer, it will be loss to everyone as innovation will be suppressed.
Organizations such as Save the Internet are starting to make their voices heard, but they have a very tough task on their hand going against powerful lobby.
Tim Berners-Lee, considered by many to be the father of the web, says this about the issue:
When, seventeen years ago, I designed the Web, I did not have to ask anyone’s permission. The new application rolled out over the existing Internet without modifying it. I tried then, and many people still work very hard still, to make the Web technology, in turn, a universal, neutral, platform. It must not discriminate against particular hardware, software, underlying network, language, culture, disability, or against particular types of data. The Internet is increasingly becoming the dominant medium binding us. The neutral communications medium is essential to our society. It is the basis of a fair competitive market economy.
Where is the common sense?
Dautovic 