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FCC Says Net Neutrality Rules Will End On June 11 (reuters.com)
The Federal Communications Commission said in a notice Thursday that landmark 2015 U.S. open-internet rules will cease on June 11. From a report: The FCC in December repealed the Obama-era "net neutrality" rules, allowing internet providers to block or slow websites as long as they disclose the practice. The FCC said the new rules will take effect 30 days from Friday. An FCC spokeswoman confirmed the new rules will take effect on June 11. A group of states and others have sued to try to block the new rules from taking effect. The revised rules were a win for internet service providers like AT&T and Comcast but are opposed by internet firms like Facebook and Alphabet.
... opposed by internet firms like Facebook and Alphabet.
My first reaction to finding out something is opposed by both Facebook and Google is:
IT MUST BE GOOD!!!!
Enjoy your "Oh, you want to look at YouTube instead of our preferred video partner site? Sure, that's just an extra $10.95 a month."
Il n'y a pas de Planet B.
Can't happen soon enough. This was a great call. Get government out of regulating business.
Just remember when you're paying more, for less Internet access, that this is what you wanted.
"Have you ever thought about just turning off the TV, sitting down with your kids, and hitting them?"
Business does a crap job of providing utilities without regulation. All that happens is that the provider ensures that it becomes a monopoly and then sits back on its fat lazy ass and gouges customers.
Facts are history now plebs have politics for religion on social media.
And that in a nutshell is the problem with deregulation.
You are left hoping that companies don't act like assholes, when then regulation was there to prevent it in the first place.
The market can't and won't solve this problem, because all of the power lies with the companies who will basically do whatever makes them the most money.
There is no such thing as a free market, and there certainly is no such thing as the market finding optimal solutions for anything other than greedy corporations who will change the rules, lie to you, and basically eliminate any of the things which the free market people claim will happen to balance things.
Hope in one hand and shit in the other, see which fills up first. I guarantee you, it won't be the one full of hope.
Yeah, back when isps blocked netflix and bittorrent :/ Guess you forgot about that.
No, the price remains the same. Wait, you want to view Netflix? That's $2 extra a month. Wait, you want to view it in HD? $5 extra a month. YouTube also? Another $3 extra. You know what? Just subscribe to our Approved Streaming Providers package ($9.99 a month extra for the first 12 months*) where you can watch all you want. Then, when you want to comment on those videos or share them with your friends, you'll want the Approved Social Media Experience ($7.99 a month extra for the first 12 months*).
* Price valid for the first 12 months. Price may increase afterwards. Taxes and fees may apply however the ISP deems they should.
My sci-fi novel, Ghost Thief, is now available from Amazon.com.
They might do that. More likely, they will go to Netflix, YouTube and others and say: "you want our customers to be able to stream your video? Then pay us $Millions". Result: Netflix and Youtube Red subscriptions increase in price.
The real "Libtards" are the Libertarians!