Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Case Study Questions
Case Study Questions
1. What is net neutrality? Why has the Internet operated under net
neutrality up to this point?
Net neutrality is the idea that Internet service providers must allow
customers equal access to content and applications, regardless of the
source or nature of the content.
And those who oppose net neutrality are dissatisfied consumers who
could simply switch to providers that enforce net neutrality and allow
unlimited use of the Internet.
3. What would be the impact on individual users, businesses, and
government if Internet providers switched to a tiered service model
for transmission over landlines as well as wireless?
4. It has been said that net neutrality is the most important issue
facing the Internet since the advent of the Internet. Discuss the
implications of this statement.
BBC News Mundo. (2017, 14 diciembre). Qué es la neutralidad de Internet y por qué
importa que Estados Unidos haya acabado con ella. BBC News Mundo.
https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-42347631
Miller, C. C. (2014, 30 octubre). Why the U.S. has fallen behind in internet speed and
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/31/upshot/why-the-us-has-fallen-behind-in-
internet-speed-and-affordability.html?_r=0
Johnson, S. (2017, 25 enero). What would be the impact on individual users, businesses,
https://www.coursebb.com/2017/01/25/impact-individual-users-businesses-
government-internet-providers-switched-tiered-service-model/
NAMES:
Lorena Torres
Andrés Sacristán
Sara Barragan