{"id":18190,"date":"2018-07-23T12:54:49","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T17:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lern.org\/?post_type=article&p=12926"},"modified":"2021-08-02T12:23:39","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T17:23:39","slug":"the-net-and-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lern.com\/lerntest\/the-net-and-you\/","title":{"rendered":"The Net And You"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThis is a key month for the 21st<\/sup>century. If Net Neutrality is killed in the United States, as is the federal government’s plan, it would hurt lifelong learning programs and other non-profits big time.<\/b>
\nHere’s what online guru Dan Belhassen told LERN, “I see educational resources as being one of those categories that could be \u201ckilled in the crossfire\u201d. Major telcos will eventually prioritize traffic that is most valuable to them.
\n\u201cThere are two impacts \u2013 one is on the content, the other is on the geography.
\n\u201cWhat the media is talking about is typically content. As in, Netflix will be faster than Youtube, if Netflix has a deal with the local ISP. This, no doubt, might impact access to some educational resources.”
\nGeography an even bigger concern
\n<\/strong>The bigger impact for lifelong learning programs and non-profits of killing net neutrality could be serving those in non-urban areas.Belhassen, who teaches online for UGotClass and does webinars for LERN, \u00a0identified content – – the big guys like Amazon and Walmart and Google and Netflix, versus your program’s content. You, with less money than Netflix, lose out and your customers get weak signals from you.
\nBelhassen told LERN, “A bigger impact, that I don\u2019t see being discussed, in the impact on geography. For instance, let\u2019s say that you\u2019re a learner in Somalia. First of all, you have a disadvantage because perhaps you have less bandwidth to begin with.
\n“With NN (net neutrality) in place, you could at least be on an equal playing field accessing content in the US. But without NN, perhaps your entire country\u2019s traffic gets reduced, because you are classed as a less valuable traffic source. So now, you are having to deal with local bandwidth (which, at least, you could try\u00a0<\/strong>to do something about), but also impacted with your entire region\/country being slowed down.”
\nCanada
\n<\/b>Canada and other advanced nations may not suffer from the U.S. killing net neutrality, according to Belhassen, from Winnipeg, Manitoba.
\nHe told us, “We are fortunate enough to have enough bandwidth (generally) that we wouldn\u2019t suffer enough, unless something truly drastic happens which is unlikely. What\u2019s more likely is that we\u2019ll see some services prioritized (Netflix), but with enough bandwidth \u201cwe may not notice\u201d.”
\nThis Month is Critical
\n<\/strong>California is making some critical moves right now regarding net neutrality. California is on the verge of passing the nation’s toughest, and best, net neutrality law.
\nCalifornia is the world’s fifth largest economy – – yes, the world’s. So if California preserves net neutrality it will have a huge positive impact on saving net neutrality for the rest of the United States – – and your lifelong learning program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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