Net Neutrality, why we needed it....the basics:

Dec 14, 2017, 3:07 PM

"Net neutrality is the principle that Internet service providers must treat all data on the Internet the same, and not discriminate or charge differently by user, content, website, platform, application, type of attached equipment, or method of communication.[2] For instance, under these principles, internet service providers are unable to intentionally block, slow down or charge money for specific websites and online content.

The term was coined by Columbia University media law professor Tim Wu in 2003, as an extension of the longstanding concept of a common carrier, which was used to describe the role of telephone systems.[3][4][5][6]

A widely cited example of a violation of net neutrality principles was the Internet service provider Comcast's secret slowing ("throttling") of uploads from peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P) applications by using forged packets.[7] Comcast did not stop blocking these protocols, like BitTorrent, until the FCC ordered them to stop.[8] In another minor example, The Madison River Communications company was fined US$15,000 by the FCC, in 2004, for restricting their customers' access to Vonage, which was rivaling their own services.[9] AT&T was also caught limiting access to FaceTime, so only those users who paid for AT&T's new shared data plans could access the application.[10] In July 2017, Verizon Wireless was accused of throttling after users noticed that videos played on Netflix and Youtube were slower than usual, though Verizon commented that it was conducting "network testing" and that net neutrality rules permit "reasonable network management practices"."

Now that Net Neutrality has been repealed, these behaviors are now legal.

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People want to get upset at, "the sky is falling" narrative, but what are the true tangible benefits of repealing Net Neutrality from a consumer standpoint? Competition? Doubtful, you telling me these Telecommunication companies lobbied all this money to create competition against themselves? Not sure if serious. Is it because you distrust the government so much? or if it was a red pen that signed vs a blue pen would you be so against it? All I know is you guys are spitting a #### ton of venom at each other, like dang let's just have a discussion about it. It disgusts me these companies provide a platform to access information/content they had ZERO hand in creating, yet make the most profit from it. Create your own ISP though right? On zones already owned by the big guys.

Net Neutrality, why we needed it....the basics:

Here's a solution

I actually laughed out loud.***

If the government makes that illegal

He might put it together. Give him time.***

dude, you know there is a HUGE difference b/w

How would that law be enforced?***

Well, first..

how any other law is enforced

Collusion/Anti-trust

No accountability?

No, there is no agency make rules with no input

Which agency are you referring to?***

Re: Here's a solution

Which is what they did.

Wait... wut?***

I understand

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