Net Neutrality Persuasive Outline

Topic: Topic: Net Neutrality General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience into taking action against Internet Service Providers(ISPs) and vote for Net Ne t Neutrality. Introduction: I.

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Internet onnection I&portance to the Audience: The internet is in troule and it is up to us' the consu&ers to  protect it. Thesis State&ent: ISPs (Internet Service providers)(AT*T' o&cast' +eri,on' and Ti&e -arner) -a rner) "ants to end net neutrality and charge A&ericans &ore &oney for accessing the internet and only "e can stop the&. Previe": I "ill e%plain "hat ISPs are trying to do' ho" it "ill affect us' and "hat consu&ers can do. Transition: And And so "e egin. II. As a re&i re&inde nderr fro& fro& attle attle for the Net' Net' Net Net Neutr Neutrali ality ty is is a princi principle ple that that state statess that that those "ho provide internet to the consu&ers (ISPs)' cannot discri&inate' nor lock "hat applications go through those net"orks. So "hat are ISPs trying to do/ reak that very  principle. A.

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 3ust aout anyone else in the "orld. Inco ncorpor porate Slo Slo" and $ast lanes. 0. +een e%pl e%plai ains ns that that  To To gener generat atee inc incre reas ased ed reve revenue nue'' ISP ISPss say say they they should e ale to do one of t"o things: favor traffic going to content they  provide y slo"ing or stopping traffic to co&peting co&peting content provider4 or cutting deals "ith consent providers so end5users get a etter "e

e%perience y using those provider#s sites. This &ay sound decen tly good on paper' ut "hat it is really says is that consu&ers and usinesses alike &ust deal "ith "hat the ISPs "ant or else they "ill pay a larger fine. 6. The slo" lanes "ill e for co&&on consu&ers and you and I. a) It "ill e the only thing "e can afford. 7. The fast lanes "ill e for people "ho can actually afford it. a) Those "ho have the &oney to e spending on &ore internet .

"ill get "hat they pay for. 8ake &oney at the e%pense of everyone else and crush co&petition. 0. The only reason for re&oving Net Neutrality is to &ake &oney. a) There is no ulterior &otive. They "ant &oney' and ho" do they do it/ y li&iting "hat "e have and charging us &ore for 6.

soðing etter. They are crushing co&petition. 9ver "onder "hy there are only a

fe" ISPs/ -hy they are allo"ed to get a"ay "ith charging such high prices for ad service/ -hy there is no innovation for the internet/ a) Picture it this "ay' "hy has the cellphone advanced so far co&pared to 3ust a fe" years ago/ It is ecause co&panies such as Apple' Sa&sung' 8otorola and others are co&peting against each other. In the arren "asteland of ISPs there is no co&petition  ecause they have agreed to stay out of each other#s "ay and crush any ne" co&petition that enters the field. Transition: So ho" "ill this affect us/ III.

The internet is soðing that is asolutely needed for the consu&ers of today. A. Paying &ore for less. 0. The internet "e pay for is already overpriced y a severe &argin .

co&pared to other countries. egraded service. 0. Susanna ;i&
.. &eaning that those "ho do not pay for the special treat&ent' are not a  priority to ISPs and get treat&ent as good as o&cast#s custo&er service. .

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=nly the rich "ill e ale to get fast internet. 0. The t"o tier syste& "ill ensure that they charge &ore for those "ho can afford the faster internet "hile everyone else gets the slo" internet. Any s&all usiness "ill e crushed i&&ediately. 0. -ith Net Neutrality in place' every usiness starts at the sa&e level "ith the internet. They all can access the sa&e content for the sa&e price. 6. -ith Net Neutrality roken' s&aller usinesses "ill e at a disadvantage ecause they "ill not e ale to afford the sa&e enefits that

those "ith &ore &oney can afford. Transition: -hat can "e do to stop this &adness/ I+. Support> That is "hat "e can do> A. Pressure the $ederal o&&unications o&&ittee($). 0. The co&&ent syste& on the $#s "esite is still up and running. y leaving a co&&ent' you are telling the& that you are against the re&oval of Net Neutrality. a) Save the internet states that Already 7.? &illion people have "eighed in on hair&an -heeler#s fla"ed plan' and hundreds of thousands are fighting the proposed o&cast5Ti&e -arner ale 6.

&erger.. That is a very good a&ount of people. The $ are the people "ho deter&ine "hether Net Neutrality stays

or goes. y pressuring the&' they "ill get the idea that Net Neutrality is .

soðing essential to the Internet. 8eet your 8e&er of ongress 0. A stretch' ut nonetheless effective as ongress also has so&e degree of control over the $. ontacting the& encourages the& to pressure the

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$ into keeping Net Neutrality. Speak out. 0. Not &any people kno" aout Net Neutrality and as such' speaking out "ill rally support fro& all over. a) Put up posters' "ave signs' tell your friends' anything to spread the "ord.

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onclusion A. A revie" of &ain points:

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Net neutrality is "hat is keeping the internet free and availale like

"hat "e all "ant. 1e&oving that freedo& is the goal of current ISPs. 6. The only people "ho "ould not e affected y re&oval of Net  Neutrality "ould e the rich. 7. @et#s protect Net neutrality once and for all. . To su&&ari,e Nilay puts it like this So thereBs the entire prole&' e%pressed in four si&ple ideas: the internet is a utility' there is ,ero &eaningful co&petition to provide that utility to A&ericans' all internet  providers should e treated e
+een' . (6C0C). -ho 1ules the Net/. Government Technology' 23(0)' 66.