The Reason of Internet Neutrality Abolition in United States: A New Form of Restriction on Technology Accessibility

Yohanes William Santoso

2018

Abstract

The existence of the idea of internet neutrality has been a long-standing debate. Internet neutrality debate generally focuses on the implications raised for service providers, content providers, and users in general. In the United States, the idea was enforced in 2015. But then, by the end of 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decided to repeal the internet neutrality rules that once maintained equality of access on the network. This phenomenon then allows internet service providers to impose different rates for each service used by consumers and content providers. This paper attempts to answer questions as to whether the abolition of internet neutrality can be said as a new form of technology accessibility restrictions. In this study, the authors found that there are similar patterns between technological access restrictions through intellectual property rights and access restrictions due to the abolition of internet neutrality. This finding is based on the reason for the abolition of internet neutrality in the United States. In addition, the authors also argue that the phenomenon of the abolition of internet neutrality can be one form of influence neoliberalisme in the era of information globalization.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Santoso Y. (2018). The Reason of Internet Neutrality Abolition in United States: A New Form of Restriction on Technology Accessibility. In Proceedings of Airlangga Conference on International Relations - Volume 1: ACIR, ISBN 978-989-758-493-0, pages 337-342. DOI: 10.5220/0010276800002309

in Bibtex Style

@conference{acir18,
author={Yohanes William Santoso},
title={The Reason of Internet Neutrality Abolition in United States: A New Form of Restriction on Technology Accessibility},
booktitle={Proceedings of Airlangga Conference on International Relations - Volume 1: ACIR,},
year={2018},
pages={337-342},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010276800002309},
isbn={978-989-758-493-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of Airlangga Conference on International Relations - Volume 1: ACIR,
TI - The Reason of Internet Neutrality Abolition in United States: A New Form of Restriction on Technology Accessibility
SN - 978-989-758-493-0
AU - Santoso Y.
PY - 2018
SP - 337
EP - 342
DO - 10.5220/0010276800002309