Net Neutrality (Group Two)

Group Two did an excellent job presenting and discussing this topic in class. Net neutrality is something that I hadn't heard about at all before class. It is really hard to decide which side should one stand for. I feel like we, as average people, are still outsiders in this battle between Network companies and ISPs. The term "Net Neutrality" gives people an impression of equality and freedom. It calls for a free market on the Internet. But according to the ISPs and other opponents, it is not - it conceals the potential charges on the consumers. Which one is more reasonable? We really need to look into the interest and drives of both sides. After listening to Group Two's interpretation and analysis, I think the worries from Google etc are not unreasonable: if the ISP becomes monology, there is such a danger that they charge fees from the Internet companies. Actually, now, I basically have no choice but to use charter's cable services. But there are other ways to prevent them from happening other than just calling for the technological equality, which will not do any good to the existing digial divide. Free market? We still have to watch on the ISPs. I just don't trust them so much.