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Originally posted by JonBoy View PostNN forced the hands of ISPs to treat content online equally...meaning no throttling, no content filtering, no premium charging for content was allowed. Now that those rules have been rescinded, ISPs can do any and all of that including blocking access to online content from competitors or charging their customers extra for access to content they deem "premium"
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You dont have a right to unlimited internet. its not a necessity. I argued with a guy for an hour about that yesterday. You will not die without internet. It makes life easier, sure, but thats it.
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Originally posted by JonBoy View PostNo. But neither is electricity or clean water and we regulate the access, quality and distribution of those.
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Originally posted by Part Timer View PostYou CAN die without clean water and electricity........You CANT die without internet. Its just not possible.
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Originally posted by JonBoy View PostI completely agree but you also CAN die without proper healthcare but plenty on here will tell you that's not a right.
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People are only mad because it is most likely going to cost more to do the exact same thing they are getting now for less. That is what it boils down to. Other than that, its no different than anything else in this country.
Asking for more government control over things is a slippy slop. This isnt a Monopoly because there is lots of providers. If you let free market work the way its supposed to, without uncle sam controlling it, prices with level out.
I see your argument, im just looking at it more on the side of "what if i owned an internet company". I dont want to be told "hey you HAVE to give these people your service this way. Thats just not American to me.Last edited by Part Timer; 12-15-2017, 12:21 PM.
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Originally posted by JonBoy View PostNo. But neither is electricity or clean water and we regulate the access, quality and distribution of those.
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SURELY you understand those are more essential to life than access to the internet.
Surely. [emoji52]
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Originally posted by JonBoy View PostI completely agree but you also CAN die without proper healthcare but plenty on here will tell you that's not a right.
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I’ve never seen anyone turned away from health CARE that was in a life/death situation.
Heath INSURANCE is a different discussion.
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Originally posted by Mike D View PostSURELY you understand those are more essential to life than access to the internet.
Surely. [emoji52]
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Originally posted by Part Timer View PostIts not a right, but i dont get free water or electricity or healthcare (dont get me started on that one). I do have an option for electricity though on who i want to use. Prices vary.
People are only mad because it is most likely going to cost more to do the exact same thing they are getting now for less. That is what it boils down to. Other than that, its no different than anything else in this country.
Asking for more government control over things is a slippy slop. This isnt a Monopoly because there is lots of providers. If you let free market work the way its supposed to, without uncle sam controlling it, prices with level out.
I see your argument, im just looking at it more on the side of "what if i owned an internet company". I dont want to be told "hey you HAVE to give these people your service this way. Thats just not American to me.
Even though the Internet was invented in the United States, Americans pay the most in the world for broadband access. And it’s not exactly blazing fast. So why are Americans paying more for slower service?
And that was BEFORE all of this NN hoopla. So much for innovation.
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Originally posted by JonBoy View PostBingo...you've cracked the code. Consumers will likely pay more for less...a story that unfortunately seems to repeat itself all through our economy. We pay more for internet access than most countries and have some of the slowest speeds around.
Even though the Internet was invented in the United States, Americans pay the most in the world for broadband access. And it’s not exactly blazing fast. So why are Americans paying more for slower service?
And that was BEFORE all of this NN hoopla. So much for innovation.
So why are Americans paying more for slower service? The answer: There’s limited competition in the broadband market.
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Originally posted by JonBoy View PostNo.
I believe the FTC is already in place to provide protections from everything that everyone is saying we should be worried about. The FTC and states' attorney generals are already in place to protect against fraud and gouging. Also didn't the companies that where caught throttling bandwidth get busted by the FCC and forced to stop even before NN? I don't believe giving any bureaucracy carte blanche authority over something is the way to go. Instead, if it is determined that some regulations are needed then do it in Congress where we have an accountable body that is elected by we the people.
Before we just grant the FCC power to pick winners and losers with respect to the internet we should stop and think about where it could lead. We have already seen what the IRS is capable of and now the FBI and countless other politically motivated bureaucracies. We should proceed with caution.
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Originally posted by Jason View PostFrom the article you posted:
In seems to me, that doing away with government regulation will open the door to more competition, which should also mean better service/prices for the consumer in the long run.
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Originally posted by Neck View PostOkay good, I just wanted to make sure that fundamentally, we were on the same side.
I believe the FTC is already in place to provide protections from everything that everyone is saying we should be worried about. The FTC and states' attorney generals are already in place to protect against fraud and gouging. Also didn't the companies that where caught throttling bandwidth get busted by the FCC and forced to stop even before NN? I don't believe giving any bureaucracy carte blanche authority over something is the way to go. Instead, if it is determined that some regulations are needed then do it in Congress where we have an accountable body that is elected by we the people.
Before we just grant the FCC power to pick winners and losers with respect to the internet we should stop and think about where it could lead. We have already seen what the IRS is capable of and now the FBI and countless other politically motivated bureaucracies. We should proceed with caution.Last edited by JonBoy; 12-15-2017, 01:26 PM.
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