wait what?

government is currently controlling the ISPs via N/N rules. how is removing these rules creating a government-controlled market? government has moved itself out of the way and has less of an imprint on the market.

Note: i am not discussing crony capitalism moves like south carolina banning municipal internet

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I personally think the telcos are setting themselves up for a blockbuster moment. As soon as consumers can bolt, they will.

i agree. and it will be glorious. i've said for years that companies like time warner and comcast are going to crumble due to their recent behaviors. this allows that to happen more quickly

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My guess is the blockbuster style moment is in 3-4 years, the technology is just not there for mass WIFI, but its close.

I know where I live they are putting strong wifi towers on apartment buildings, so if you are within a few blocks you can get internet. It ends about 3 blocks from me now, but they are expanding. As soon as I can switch, I will.

see? this is exactly the type of innovation that i am talking about. sticking with the staus quo will just ensure we stick with the status quo. i want to see municipal fiber. i want to see companies like google lay down fiber. i want to see new creative ways to exchange data from computer to computer, which may lead to a non-cable world. most of all, i want to see any company that ignores what its customers do want out of some temporary domination of a particular market to pay down the road

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Posted by Hawkeye95

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Posted on 5/19/14 at 5:17 pm to SlowFlowPro

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government is currently controlling the ISPs via N/N rules. how is removing these rules creating a government-controlled market? government has moved itself out of the way and has less of an imprint on the market.

Yes of course, the gov't has given them practically a monopoly, and eliminating these rules will further extend their power.

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see? this is exactly the type of innovation that i am talking about. sticking with the staus quo will just ensure we stick with the status quo. i want to see municipal fiber. i want to see companies like google lay down fiber. i want to see new creative ways to exchange data from computer to computer, which may lead to a non-cable world. most of all, i want to see any company that ignores what its customers do want out of some temporary domination of a particular market to pay down the road

So it has to get worse before it gets better? I don't think that is going to fly with me.

Net neutrality screws the consumer. If they can differentiate traffic, they can stop you (or make it inconvenient) from receiving stories, ads or other things from their competition. Its fricking brilliant scheme on their part, and the fact they have convinced others of this is either pure brilliance or mass stupidity. Probably a bit of both.

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