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The Internet is nothing more than millions of computers exchanging information. A recent decision by the Federal Communications Commission requires Internet service providers to treat all traffic the same, regardless of whether it is an email, a video or a downloaded file. This policy is known as net neutrality.
How you see a web page
- You enter a website into your Web browser. The browser transmits a request using two kinds of instructions: transmission control and the Internet protocols (TCP/IP).
- This request travels along your ISP's network, through broader networks to the website's server.
- The website's server receives the request and replies by sending the site's information (text, photos, content, etc.) along the same networks into your home.
What is a neutral net?
▼ In an open Internet, resulting from a neutral network, all traffic flows freely through your ISP's network.
▲ In a non-neutral network, ISPs are free to speed or slow some traffic and block traffic outright as they see fit.
Sources: Pew Internet & American Life Project, Leichtman Research Group, Federal Communications Commission, HowStuffWorks
