From Me to You: Net Neutrality

Finally! A topic I can speak about in my own terms, with my own information. I can finally vent about a topic without having to worry about my information being incorrect. Lets start with the basics, we pay for our internet by whatever means, we then gain access to browse any and every website on the world wide web. We have no restrictions (unless it's subscription and we're too cheap) on which websites we can visit, and which we cannot. There is no service charge on how many sites we visit per day, and we have the freedom to say what we want, and when we want. (not always a good thing)
However, this concept is all going to change; the internet as we know it will never be the same. Giant corporations, like at&t, think that because they're the original installers of the internet, they have some pull in what is to be the future of the internet. And I'll give them some credit, they are the ones who maintain it and supply it, but we're the ones who pay them enormous amounts of money to do so, so why do they need more money?! The answer is simple, their greedy, ignorant morons who always want more. Some companies, like Rogers for example, supply cell phone coverage, internet, home phone and even cable tv; so in reality is it even possible for this corporation to be hurting in the money department? I'm going to take a wild guess and say no.
Internet service providers will be the ones to decide which websites we view, and when. No longer will it be the consumers choice of which search engine they prefer, it will be the ISP's decision because they may have signed an exclusive deal with a search engine that isn't your current one. Could you imagine not being able to google something? I for one would not be able to finish most of my assignments. Despite the fact that net neutrality may come to an end, that really isn't even the scariest fact; the scariest fact is that it's already happening. A small example, one for the best interests of the students, is the fact that file sharing software has been disabled by Guelph Humber ISP in residence, and in the GH building. This is just a small example of the power that ISP actually have. They really can pick and choose which services or websites you can gain access to, and the speed at which you access them.
The general public is not even aware of this, a few friends who I discussed this issue with have no idea what is was. The public needs to be aware so that they can try and put an end to corporate ownership of the internet. We discussed a radical idea in class of an Internet Bill of Rights, though it may seem out of the box, it really is a valid idea to stop the end of net neutrality. Really only one law needs to be made, net neutrality remains; case closed.