There's a lot more to Net Neutrality than "I'll have to pay more." Preferential content access has all sorts of nasty possibilities, from censorship to the digital divide. And, it has some positive possibilities, like better service. Read this presentation. Then form your own opinion.

1. DANCING ON A WIRESUBTLETIES OF THE NET NEUTRALITY DEBATE

2. B Y I A N L U R I E
@ P O R T E N T I N T
F O U N D E R , C E O , P O R T E N T , I N C
W W W . P O R T E N T . C O M

3. THIS IS THE
INTERNET

4. NET NEUTRALITY
IS THE BELIEF THAT
ALL DATA ON THE INTERNET
SHOULD BE TREATED
EQUALLY.Tim Wu, a Columbia Law professor,
coined the term back in 2003.

5. NET NEUTRALITY
NO MATTER THE SOURCE,
CONTENT OR LOCATION

6. RIGHT NOW,
NET NEUTRALITY
RULES THE INTERNET

7. BUT NET NEUTRALITY
IS JUST A
AN ABSTRACT CONCEPT
(not a law)
BELIEF

8. SOME WANT TO CHANGE THE
RULES AND END THE ERA OF OF
NET NEUTRALITY

9. ISPS COULD CHARGE SITE
OWNERS FOR FASTER
DOWNLOAD TIMESISP = Internet Service Provider
The companies that bring the Internet into your home

10. THEN THOSE SITE
OWNERS WOULD CHARGE
YOU MORE TO VIEW
VIDEOS AND SUCH

11. THAT’S WHAT YOU HEAR ABOUT MOST:
SLOWER, MORE EXPENSIVE CONTENT

12. BUT THERE’S MORE

13. IT COULD ALSO MAKE LIFE MUCH, MUCH
HARDER FOR SMALL BUSINESSES

14. PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT
THE END OF NET NEUTRALITY
WOULD ALLOW ISPs TO CHARGE
HIGHER FEES FOR SITES THEY
DON’T LIKE

15. CENSORSHIP
THE END OF NET NEUTRALITY
WOULD ALLOW ISPs TO BLOCK
IDEAS THEY DON’T LIKE

16. SERVICE
ON THE OTHER HAND,
HIGHER PROFITS COULD
EQUAL BETTER SERVICE

17. DIGITAL DIVIDE
ON THE OTHER HAND, HIGHER
PROFITS COULD MEAN
BETTER ACCESS IN
UNDERSERVED AREAS

18. DIGITAL DIVIDE
ON THE OTHER HAND, HIGHER
PROFITS COULD MEAN
BETTER ACCESS IN
UNDERSERVED AREAS
OR EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE

19. MY POINT
I HAVEN’T COVERED ALL THE
ISSUES. OR COMPLETELY
COVERED THE ONES I DISCUSS.

20. MY POINT
IS THAT THERE’S MORE TO THIS
THAN VIDEO DOWNLOAD SPEED.

21. MY POINT
IS THAT THERE’S MORE TO THIS
THAN VIDEO DOWNLOAD SPEED.
I’VE TRIED TO PRESENT SOME
ARGUMENTS FROM BOTH SIDES.

22. I’D LOVE IT
IF YOU WENT OUT AND
SUPPORTED NET NEUTRALITY

23. BUT AT LEAST THINK ABOUT IT.
ALL OF THE ISSUES. THE GOOD
AND BAD.

24. AND THEN MADE YOUR OWN DECISION
BY BALANCING THOSE ISSUES

25. THANKS

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27. Created by Ian Lurie, CEO & Founder of Portent, Inc.
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