How an Internet 'Toll Road' Could Destroy Net Neutrality

The basic concept of an internet' toll road' is that internet service providers would dedicate more of their bandwidth to certain high-demand or data-hungry services.

As services like Netflix account for more of our bandwidth usage online, the idea of a ‘toll road’ has begun to pop up. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler believes that it’s up to the marketplace to decide these things, but in 2010 the FCC threw its weight behind behind a more open internet.

The basic concept of an internet toll road is that internet service providers would dedicate more of their bandwidth to certain high-demand or data-hungry services.

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