From what i understand, internet services would've been another "utility" if Net Neutrality would've passed.
Correct?
Not in the slightest.
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From what i understand, internet services would've been another "utility" if Net Neutrality would've passed.
Correct?
I heard what Kimmel said. So many things wrong in so few words.
I would say people shouldn't worry so much about this. My feeling is that most economists are pretty undecided about whether this will be good or bad for consumers, though slightly more seem to see more downside to net neutrality than upside. Because of this uncertainty, the FCCs action is more of an experiment than anything.
I'm not saying I think the FCC made the right choice. I think it's reckless. Just, I don't yet see a reason for people to worry too much. For the time being the public will remain angered by this decision and so ISPs will need to tread softly. More importantly, if the FCCs decision ends up being detrimental, subsequent administrations can roll the decision back.
2 cans with a string doesn't seem to transmit data very well.Have you considered using the competition?
Competition is a really great motivator. I discovered that when I asked my own ISP a few years ago, after signing up for DSL, whether they might want to match DSL's rates. To my surprise they did ... and also fixed the really crappy service which at times max'ed out under 1 Mbps. Within a month or so I saw a consistent 15 Mbps connection.The only thing that has changed with my ISP since I started with them back in 2003 is that they raised the speed up to 100MBPS for free when they started getting competition from ATT/Direct TV a few months ago in my area to keep me as a customer...
Or the people who made the decisions had shares in the cable companies.The government was stupid enough to sign the agreements that the corporations presented.
You mean like how they've rolled back the policy on fracking?
Your cost and benefits analysis is small comfort to the victims of fracking, like a family I know who lived 150 miles from the epicenter of a 5.5 earthquake caused by fracking.
B-b-b-but the free market will save us!!
LOL
Another adminstrative giveaway to corporations. Yay for consumers....you better believe the consequences are coming.
I want to know what got better under this Net Neutrality? I can't think of anything. The lack of competition was still present. The service? Nothing changed.
Rural areas in that have NO service provider at all? Still waiting. Nada still.
Net Neutrality legally codifies that as being the relationship that I have with them. I am happy with that relationship. I don't want it redefined. Removing net neutrality has the likely impact of changing them from being simply a pipe - to being a "content provider" - with all of the associated baggage that comes along with that.
To my surprise they did ... and also fixed the really crappy service which at times max'ed out under 1 Mbps.
They replaced my personal modem with their standard issue modem. That didn't fix anything although a few years later they decided to start charging me modem rent again ... which lasted until the day after I got that bill.Did they put in new cable or replace the modem???
They came and put in a new modem for me. I'm using both cable and wireless routers to feed all of the rooms in the house. That way no matter what kind of device the kids/grandkids bring with them they can use it...
Free Market aka screwing and milking consumers hard in both ISP and Healthcare.