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Can somebody explain net neutrality to me?

By Dooskie

6 years ago


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    #27 6 years ago
    Quoted from dhard:

    If everything is made the same nothing improves so pay for what works best for you instead of what the gov't tells you what's best for you it's called capitalism if you eliminate competition than no one is gonna offer you a deal to get you to purchase there service or product

    You mean like Comcast and Time Warner did when they decided to exit each other's markets and agreed to not directly compete against each other? Yeah, that was great for consumers and competition. Either we let these companies do whatever they want, or the govt tells them to treat all traffic/web sites equally (net neutrality).

    #58 6 years ago
    Quoted from Fezmid:

    Then can you explain how the FCC was able to step in and fine ISPs for this behavior before the Net Neutrality regulation was put into effect in 2015? For example:
    https://www.cnet.com/news/telco-agrees-to-stop-blocking-voip-calls/
    There are already laws on the books that cover anti-competitive stuff. Removing some regulation that was enacted only two years ago is hardly going to be the collapse of the Internet as we know it. In fact, I doubt you'll even see a difference whether it stays or goes.

    I believe the FCC was involved with this because it was related to the phone service. Once Net Neutrality is repealed, the FCC will no longer be able to set rules on ISPs, but the FTC would have oversight. The FTC is a much less powerful body and it's much harder for them to enforce any rules.

    For people who think that "everything was fine before" are missing the fact that these rules exist solely because ISPs broke them.

    http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/telus-cuts-subscriber-access-to-pro-union-website-1.531166

    Yes this story is from Canada, but these are things that have already happened.

    Let's not forget that companies like Netflix also have to pay for their bandwidth. They don't get to put stuff on the Internet for free. If Comcast wants more money from them because they send so much traffic, they should be fighting to become Netflix's ISP. Then they would get to double dip on the provider and subscriber side. Win/Win!

    #77 6 years ago

    Even some of the board members of the FCC know what kind of BS is going on with all of this crap.

    https://gizmodo.com/fcc-commissioner-blasts-her-own-agency-for-withhold-evi-1821133018

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