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re: So Trump signed the Internet Privacy bill into law today
Posted on 4/4/17 at 6:41 am to McLemore
Posted on 4/4/17 at 6:41 am to McLemore
Net neutrality is essentially a policy that requires ISPs treat packets from each website equally. Trump and the GOP have at least hinted at a repeal of this rule which would effectively allow ISPs to charge to receive priority service.
Overall in a free market this wouldn't be an issue, but due to numerous state and local regulations which severely limit or completely kill the free market for ISPs, it will allow ISPs to further profit off of their monopolies.
Overall in a free market this wouldn't be an issue, but due to numerous state and local regulations which severely limit or completely kill the free market for ISPs, it will allow ISPs to further profit off of their monopolies.
Posted on 4/4/17 at 6:49 am to CorporateTiger
It will allow ISP's to sell the internet the same way they do cable tv. Channel packages will be website access packages. Oh you want access to the sports sites....that'll be an extra $15.99/month. Not only that but websites that can not afford to pay to play will vanish. websites like TD would have never come to exist in a world without net neutrality.
Posted on 4/4/17 at 6:49 am to CorporateTiger
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Overall in a free market this wouldn't be an issue, but due to numerous state and local regulations which severely limit or completely kill the free market for ISPs, it will allow ISPs to further profit off of their monopolies
This and the big boys Comcast, ATT, Cox, etc. are taking massive hits in the pocketbooks because of cutting the cord mentalities taking over. Ramping up internet costs is there last hope to increase their margins. Because billions of dollars isn't enough they need 100s of billions of dollars.
Posted on 4/4/17 at 8:22 am to CorporateTiger
Relationship status: "It's Complicated." The "Unlawful content" clause has been a big issue of mine.
Linked below is a good three-part Wired series on NN, from nearly 3 years ago; a watchdog.org one from two years ago; another Wired one from a year ago. These are good places to start with a few others I linked. I'll update with up-to-the-minute pieces later today.
Wired NN Part I
Wired NN Part II
Wired NN Part III
2015 Watchdog piece on NN
Wired on NN 2016
ARSTechnica on Constitution issues (2015)
Below is what I've been hung up on big-time--has this been resolved?
That quote is from humanevents.com peice: FCC net neutrality regulations include one really scary sentence
I honestly haven't updated myself on this issue in awhile--is the "unlawful content" clause no longer an issue? (honest question--not being coy)
Linked below is a good three-part Wired series on NN, from nearly 3 years ago; a watchdog.org one from two years ago; another Wired one from a year ago. These are good places to start with a few others I linked. I'll update with up-to-the-minute pieces later today.
Wired NN Part I
Wired NN Part II
Wired NN Part III
2015 Watchdog piece on NN
Wired on NN 2016
ARSTechnica on Constitution issues (2015)
Below is what I've been hung up on big-time--has this been resolved?
quote:
“A person engaged in the provision of broadband Internet access service, insofar as such person is so engaged, shall not block lawful content, applications, services, or non- harmful devices, subject to reasonable network management,” reads page seven of the new Internet regulation adopted by the FCC.
Who then, now that these regulations are in effect, will determine which Internet content is lawful and unlawful?
That quote is from humanevents.com peice: FCC net neutrality regulations include one really scary sentence
I honestly haven't updated myself on this issue in awhile--is the "unlawful content" clause no longer an issue? (honest question--not being coy)
This post was edited on 4/4/17 at 8:23 am
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