FCC Chairman states that state and local laws would be preempted

He's going to cause a shite storm.

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For example, rules requiring disclosure of hidden fees and data caps will be overturned. The FCC will relinquish its role in evaluating whether ISPs can charge competitors for data cap exemptions and will no longer oversee interconnection disputes that harm Internet service quality.

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my god

we are fricked

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It's all fun and games until breitbart starts getting slower load times

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The some narratives will change around here

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The some narratives will change around here

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I have never visited Breitbart directly. In fact I'm reasonably certain the only time I've ever been to Breitbart has been a link from this site. I guess it's possible I might have clicked it a couple of times on Facebook when someone shared it

If you’re against net neutrality, fine, I can at least understand the argument. But how the hell can anybody be in favor of this:

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For example, rules requiring disclosure of hidden fees and data caps will be overturned.

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Free markets aren’t just a way to say ‘markets with zero intervention’, they are an economic theory built up from a set of assumptions. Nearly symmetric information is one of those assumptions and it is a necessary condition for the theory behind free markets to hold. If one party fundamentally doesn’t know what they are purchasing, markets are not free.

This is shitty policy.

How did all of this play out before Net Neutrality was established 3 years ago?

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How did all of this play out before Net Neutrality was established 3 years ago?

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It may not seem that long ago, but the ability to throttle and control speed and content before that time was a lot different than it is now. It's why ISPs didn't fight it then - now they have a lot more to gain from it.

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How did all of this play out before Net Neutrality was established 3 years ago?

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From the other thread:

Natural monopoly and consolidation exploitation started to rear its ugly head in the 2010's. When ISP's began to recognize and begin to exercise the extortionary power of their natural monopoly arrangement, near market exclusivity in many regions, and gatekeeper status to further buffer profits at the expense of consumers and internet dependent businesses. I.E. Rent-Seeking. Like Verizon throttling Netflix, Comcast extorting companies to not throttle their traffic, and the laundry list of things a poster laid out a few pages ago. This was in addition to other measures that are still in play today because of these forces like data caps and hidden fees. They have spent millions since NN to re-acquire the ability to turn off their default network settings and throttle and create fast lanes for monetary purposes and rent-seeking.

Those millions spent are going to exactly what they are wanting, which is further leniency to exploit their often tax payer subsidized natural monopolies by double and triple dipping consumers, taxpayers, and businesses reliant on the internet.

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So moving to a pay by use format that's just like every other utility is bad?

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How would you feel if your gas company decided to only supply gas to a particular brand of appliances? Or your electric utility only worked with certain light bulbs?

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How would you feel if your gas company decided to only supply gas to a particular brand of appliances? Or your electric utility only worked with certain light bulbs?

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They aren't allowed to do so by the La Public Service Commission.