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FCC May End Net Neutrality

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At least that's the speculation:

Multiple media sources are reporting that the FCC will circulate a proposal that will essentially end net neutrality as we now know it, by allowing broadband providers to charge Web firms for smoother and faster downloads to consumers.

In my opinion, it's a bad idea that will be shot down by Congress.
 
This will be an interesting fight to watch... even in Congress.

Many of us grew up in the days of "regulated utilities" mentality which in today's political jargon will probably be labelled as "populist liberal thinking". As we came out of The Depression (ver. 1932) and then out of WW II, you could go to your hometown in Kansas or the Carolinas or Montana and open up a small business and expect to be treated with respect by the big, cumbersome utility companies.

Today, even some people who (in my opinion) benefit greatly from this 'regulated utility' mentality are out there politically supporting today's "Let the biggest, baddest dog eat well... and let all the other dogs squabble over the scraps" philosophy and mentality.

If Net Neutrality dies, then the idea of building a blog or podcast enterprise in your spare time at home during the evenings and weekends will get very, very tough to do. The idea of being the owner of one, single, stand-alone radio station will become even less possible than it is today.
 
Goat Rodeo Cowboy said:
Many of us grew up in the days of "regulated utilities" mentality which in today's political jargon will probably be labelled as "populist liberal thinking".
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Interesting...because if you ever go to public hearings on utilities, all the talk is about consumers. In this case, the talk is about a new revenue stream for telecom, as though they're hurting. It seems to me that in a competitive world, the cost for increased speed should be going down, not up. Same with HDTV. We shouldn't have to pay an extra fee to watch our TV in high resolution. That should be the cost of doing business.
 
TheBigA said:
In my opinion, it's a bad idea that will be shot down by Congress.
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This is how Congress does things...an amendment to an important bill that has to pass:

The House of Representatives voted 5/22 to protect the future of the Internet by agreeing to Rep. John Shimkus’ (R-IL) amendment to the National Defense Authorization bill that mirrors language from the Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act of 2014.
 
The Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters Act does not appear to address Net Neutrality in any way.

And counting on Congress to act is wishful thinking in this case, as the Congress has been repeatedly unable to agree to any legislation to protect Net Neutrality.
 
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