Where does net neutrality come from?
1999-2003
Net neutrality did not always exist, it is in fact quite new. From the scope of modern technology, this term was only created in 2003. The modern term "Net Neutrality" was coined by Tim Wu, a professor at the University of Columbia. He addressed it in his article as direct response to the invention of high-speed internet (broadband, what we use today) in 1999. In this article, he predicted that the idea of having a free internet will be a controversy for the next decade. In addition, he anticipates that this controversy will involve conflicts between the public and service providers. Tim Wu's hypothesis seems incredibly precise - all these details are in line with our times - except that he underestimated the duration of the conflict.
Here is his article :
Here is his article :
2004
Shortly after, on February 8, 2004 the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Michael Powell, created four statements given to the broadband industry (internet service providers).
2009
In 2009, Barack Obama, who is a big advocate of net neutrality encouraged the creation of the "Open Internet Order" giving more rights to consumers.
2015
.The Federal Communications Commission voted to put the internet under Title II of the 1934 Communications Act. Title II serves as an extremely long document of about 400 pages acting as instructions for radio and telephone providers. In 2015 the internet was officially put under the regulation of Title II. You can see the document below, but the key points about net neutrality have been listed
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Titre II
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2017
Without a doubt, the most crucial day in the history of net neutrality was when the Federal Communications Commission passed a 3-2 vote to completely remove the regulations established in 2015. The President of the Commission at the moment was Ajit Pai, who was appointed by Donald Trump. This created a great tumult in the United States.
Neutral Net
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