Net Neutrality is "the principle that Internet service providers should enable access to all content and applications regardless of the source...". In a more simplified version, it states that regardless of the source the Internet is coming from, the Internet should be equal to everyone everywhere.
Major companies would completely benefit without having Net Neutrality because that would mean that the buyers would have to pay more to get faster and more reliable Internet. With Net Neutrality today, people pay a certain amount for a certain Internet service, and they receive the Internet that they pay for.
It's important to us (consumers), to have Net Neutrality because if we didn't, then we would have to pay our provider more then what we are paying now. With Net Neutrality, we have an equal and easy way to get to the Internet without all these complications.
In 1934, the FCC voted to regulate the Internet under Title II of the Communications Act. That ruling enabled the FCC to enact new rules that would prevent Internet service providers from manipulating how quickly or slowly sites are transmitted along their networks. All and all, the FCC has total control of the providers and how much Internet service is delivered to the consumers.
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