Question

72. Which one of the following is the best description of ‘Net Neutrality’, that was in the news recently?

• A. It is the principle that affordable high speed broadband connectivity should be available to all households and institutions.
• B. It is the principle that Internet service providers (ISP) and governments should treat all data on the Internet the same, not discriminating or charging differentially by user, content, site, platform, application, type of attached equipment, or mode of communication.
• C. It is an initiative of the Government of India under the Digital India Programme to provide access to bandwidth in a non-discriminatory manner to all eligible service providers to enable them to provide services in rural areas.
• D. It is an initiative of the Government of India to impart IT training to women in rural India

Answer 1

The correct option is B It is the principle that Internet service providers (ISP) and governments should treat all data on the Internet the same, not discriminating or charging differentially by user, content, site, platform, application, type of attached equipment, or mode of communication.

One of the core principles governing the internet is Net Neutrality. It is the principle that Internet service providers (ISP) and governments should treat all data on the Internet the same, not discriminating or charging differentially by user, content, site, platform, application, type of attached equipment, or mode of communication. In other words, it is the principle that the company that connects you to the Internet does not get to control what you do on it.