Moreover, we empower the Federal Trade Commission to ensure that consumers and competition are protected. Two years ago, the Title II Order stripped the FTC of its jurisdiction over broadband providers. But today, we are putting our nation’s premier consumer protection cop back on the beat. The FTC will once again have the authority to take action against Internet service providers that engage in anticompetitive, unfair, or deceptive acts.
So, according to the FCC we still have protections against ISP blocking content, etc.
To be fair, the franchise agreements make some level of sense, especially in more rural areas. It costs a lot to lay down the infrastructure for internet services, and a company isn't going to spend the money doing so unless there's some sort of insurance that they'll get the business. So it's either one provider or no provider. Unfortunately, some local governments/providers took it too far. Verizon, for example, got an agreement to put in FIOS around here. The local government said "sure, but you have to put it EVERYWHERE, not just in certain neighborhoods". So Verizon went and put it in the more profitable neighborhoods first, and then stopped, ignoring the whole city mandate because the penalty was stupidly negligible.We found out it wasn't the corporations that were stopping them from coming, but some stupid agreement our local government signed.
Don't forget that Comcast Throttled netflix.So Verizon went and put it in the more profitable neighborhoods first, and then stopped, ignoring the whole city mandate because the penalty was stupidly negligible.
oh and ISP's are greedy and going to screw consumers hard.Or that AT&T tried to block Face Time.
There are other reasons for lack of competition. Prior to Net Neutrality? Those factors were present, and afterwards when the law was put in place? Nothing changed.
Yes, that's true.
However, it's also true that with net neutrality regulations lifted, ISP's can now charge the consumer higher rates for high speed access to certain sights. My point is consumers are already paying to much for their internet and now, the ISP's can stick it to us again.
As a general rule, we should all have faith that public companies will do their job - as it is understood in the US - and try to make as much money from us as possible.
Kimmel and Colbert both did "All you ever wanted to know about Net Neutrality and more" last night, hence the large number of experts today...I do. It seems you don't.
I heard what Kimmel said. So many things wrong in so few words.Kimmel and Colbert both did "All you ever wanted to know about Net Neutrality and more" last night, hence the large number of experts today...
I can say the same about your comments.I heard what Kimmel said. So many things wrong in so few words.
Net Neutrality is the principle of treating all traffic equally.From what i understand, internet services would've been another "utility" if Net Neutrality would've passed.
Correct?
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