re: FCC to free Internet From Obama's “Net Neutrality” Rules

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This is a straw man argument.

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In what way?? it is the root of the cause of monopoly ISPs.

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Just be aware that the telecoms that favor this non-enforcement of net neutrality

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Uhhh--I suspect the telecoms that are not in the content business and simply in the ISP business ultimately want the protection a government utility will give them.

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also try to limit municipal broadband roll-outs and other forms of competition at the state and local level that will shrink their profits.

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Of course they do. THIS is why the attack should be on the local governments. If Congress were tomorrow to say "there shall be no regulation of ISPs by state and local governments" the ISPs would fall all over themselves trying to get the FCC to regulate them and create barrier of entry to competition.

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Hughes Net I will add is available everywhere as an alternative to the the wired ISPs. It's service is much better than it used to be and is fast enough now to stream videos and play games.

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Geostationary satellite internet service will NEVER be good enough for gaming. The laws of physics don't allow it. And while it may be fast enough to stream video, that's only until you've watched maybe 2 movies before you hit your soft cap, then you're limited to SD video streaming for the rest of the month. And it's expensive as hell.

Speaking from experience from using Verizon, after you hit 15GB of bandwidth, your hotspot is hardly usable because of the slow speed.

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There is barely any competition now.

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you must live under a rock

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I never said they aren't a thing. I said they aren't a new thing.

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I never did, either.

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They aren't. Which is why your original comment was wrong.

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My original comment:

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Now data caps are becoming the norm, which is a less direct (though still very effective) way to throttle streaming services.

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In what way is that wrong? Data caps have been around for a while, but are now becoming the norm. Several ISPs have begun enforcing them with overage charges in the past year or two.

I don't think you have a reading comprehension problem. I think you simply do not bother to understand something that you've already decided you don't agree with.

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Now data caps are becoming the norm, which is a less direct (though still very effective) way to throttle streaming services.

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They aren't becoming the norm, they've been the norm.

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FCC to free Internet From Obama's “Net Neutrality” Rules

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This is terrible, and you're terrible for supporting it.

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In what way?? it is the root of the cause of monopoly ISPs.

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It's my opinion that net neutrality is an important standard regardless of the level of competition among ISPs. That's why I consider your argument a straw man.

Your assumption that completely deregulating the Internet will result in a utopia of service provider options (and thus no need for net neutrality) is not realistic. Infrastructure is expensive, property on which to install it is limited (and often owned or leased by competitors), and there is little incentive for established players to compete with each other.

On the wireless side, there are actual physical limitations on available bandwidth. We can't just create more wireless spectrum out of thin air in the same way we can lay new fiber lines. That's why I don't consider them a realistic option for long-term, home or business use. They have limitations as other have stated. Ones I consider reasonable considering the limitations above.

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Are the rules in place now that doesnt allow them to do this?
And is this just an example of what they could do?

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Yes.

And yes. They have proposed it already.

So, because the fedgov hasn't done something, that means they won't . . . or can't, even though this law makes it explicit that they can. Got it, chief!

Here's an idea . . . how about we dump this stupid law and find a way to address your concerns without the Title II baggage that went along with it?

Educate yourself:

Title II Net Neutrality