Big business wins, net neutrality is all but dead for now.

[Jimzz]

"The principle that all Internet content should be treated equally as it flows through cables and pipes to consumers looks all but dead."

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/24/technology/fcc-new-net-neutrality-rules.html


When Comcast hired the FCC commissioner I guess the others on the FCC board also know they better play nice if they want a nice fat job when they leave the FCC. :\


EDIT
Just found this, actually talks abut what I was thinking. Its worse than I was giving them credit for.
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/news/comcast-twc-chart
"Five registered lobbyists at Comcast have spent time at the FCC. One of the last FCC Commissioners is one of them. One chart describes it all."



https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/maintain-true-net-neutrality-protect-freedom-information-united-states/9sxxdBgy

 

[GTaudiophile]

It's over. It's particularly sad to see all this happen in my lifetime.

Fuck the FCC. Fuck Obama. Fuck Congress. Fuck lobbyists.

We have a government of the 1%, by the 1%, and for the 1%.

 

[Paladin3]

It's over. It's particularly sad to see all this happen in my lifetime.

Fuck the FCC. Fuck Obama. Fuck Congress. Fuck lobbyists.

We have a government of the 1%, by the 1%, and for the 1%.

Dude! I could have swore I heard DIXIE playing in the background as I read your post.

 

[acheron]

Good. Glad to see freedom winning out.

Have to admit that getting people to refer to the concept as "net neutrality" rather than something more accurate like "Congress controlling the Internet" was a good PR move on their part.

 

[OBLAMA2009]

you can never have net neutrality when a couple sites like youtube, netflix and that gaming site account for such a ridiculous percentage of net traffic. it just looks unfair businesswise that they arent paying for that

 

[rudeguy]

Dude! I could have swore I heard DIXIE playing in the background as I read your post.

I heard "Glory Glory Hallelujah" in the background.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpZ3jPMM5Ac

 

[FelixDeCat]

Get ready for the breakup of the internet into 'railroad monopolies' controlled by Comcast/NBC, Disney, etc.

You want to ride this rail? Have to pay baby. You want that service too on our rail? Cough it up son. You want to visit pirate bay? Sorry, no stops there.

 

[Jimzz]

you can never have net neutrality when a couple sites like youtube, netflix and that gaming site account for such a ridiculous percentage of net traffic. it just looks unfair businesswise that they arent paying for that

What? You do know those sites do not PUSH content on their own, they send it to systems that request it. Those systems pay for access to the internet so they can request and get it.
Yet now you want to charge me for access then go to the sites I want and tell them if you want to get to the guy already paying you need to pay as well on top of what you already pay.

 

[Kaido]

We have a government of the 1%, by the 1%, and for the 1%.

Same thing happened with food, it's very frustrating for those of us who have food allergies. We are extremely anti-label in the U.S and there are a ridiculous number of political ties to large food companies such as Monsanto:

http://www.redicecreations.com/specialreports/monsanto.html

http://naturalsociety.com/list-politicians-paid-off-by-monsanto/

And that's only the stuff that's available to public! It's crazy when even places like Peru bans GMO's, but we can't get the same thing done in the U.S.: (not to start a discussion of the pros/cons of GMO's, just to point out the political corruption issue that prevents serious issues from being resolved)

http://www.naturalnews.com/040245_gmo_ban_peru_monsanto.html

Even France is moving forward on banning stuff like GMO corn:

http://www.mintpressnews.com/france-moves-to-ban-gmo-corn-cultivation-harvesting/189275/

So yeah, net neutrality? When there's money involved, especially when it's in the United States...good luck!

 

[Wreckem]

What? You do know those sites do not PUSH content on their own, they send it to systems that request it. Those systems pay for access to the internet so they can request and get it.
Yet now you want to charge me for access then go to the sites I want and tell them if you want to get to the guy already paying you need to pay as well on top of what you already pay.

Except individual bandwidth hogs are more or less subsidized by the current system. They do NOT pay their fair share. Which means Netflix is more or less subsidized because its users are more or less subsidized.

Honestly if people want net neutrality, they should accept metered usage(you pay for what you use).

 

[PliotronX]

Except individual bandwidth hogs are more or less subsidized by the current system. They do NOT pay their fair share. Which means Netflix is more or less subsidized because its users are more or less subsidized.

Honestly if people want net neutrality, they should accept metered usage(you pay for what you use).

Bandwidth as a commodity is a very slippery slope. Who would determine the prices when access is monopolized? Example: say we start out at $20 for 100GB and over a couple of years backbones are enhanced and it becomes half as expensive to provide the same bandwidth and/or the capacity doubles. Do you honestly think they would charge $10 for that same 100GB? Answer: no, they are going to pocket the difference. Just look at oil prices as a real-world example but the key difference is that oil is a tangible commodity. TCP/IP was designed for improving access not impeding it. The cable and phone companies who duopolize the market are the ones that are literally subsidized by taxpayer dollars.

 

[Jimzz]

Except individual bandwidth hogs are more or less subsidized by the current system. They do NOT pay their fair share. Which means Netflix is more or less subsidized because its users are more or less subsidized.

Honestly if people want net neutrality, they should accept metered usage(you pay for what you use).

Did you even read what I wrote or understand the internet?
My data usage is the same if I get 1 gig from 500 sites or 250gigs from 2 sites. I use the same amount in either case.

Netflix also pays for its data usage and I pay for my internet connection right now. Comcast/verzion/etc... want to add a extra toll now even though I and others already pay.

 

[OBLAMA2009]

Did you even read what I wrote or understand the internet?
My data usage is the same if I get 1 gig from 500 sites or 250gigs from 2 sites. I use the same amount in either case.

Netflix also pays for its data usage and I pay for my internet connection right now. Comcast/verzion/etc... want to add a extra toll now even though I and others already pay.

big business wants mo munnie, wadda surprize

 

[Newell Steamer]

Well, big businesses always tell us they have our best interests in mind.

So, we have nothing to worry about!

 

[poofyhairguy]

Honestly if people want net neutrality, they should accept metered usage(you pay for what you use).

On a service with a low bandwidth cap (like mobile), that is basically what we have.

 

[mmntech]

It's over. It's particularly sad to see all this happen in my lifetime.

Fuck the FCC. Fuck Obama. Fuck Congress. Fuck lobbyists.

We have a government of the 1%, by the 1%, and for the 1%.

Well, now that Princeton published that study that basically confirmed America is an oligarchy, it's hard to argue this. The US is no different than China or Russia in that respect.

Loss of net neutrality only benefits the ISPs. It screws over everyone else. Big business who have to spend big bucks to get priority traffic. Small business that can't afford to pay the fees and get sidelined. Consumers who end up paying more for services while at the same time getting less content. American government selling its country's future piecemeal in a game that nobody's going to win.

Oh, and here's Brazil legally entrenching net neutrality and an online bill of rights the other day.
http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/24/5...privacy-and-net-neutrality-with-internet-bill

 

[Sonikku]

Money = free speech

Free speech wins again.

 

[n7]

the end is nigh D:

 

[Kneedragger]

So is it even worth it to pay for a expensive internet speed if this is gonna get worse? Doesn't seem like it to me..

 

[lupi]

Time to hope for change?

 

[rh71]

so... which country is the best in terms of... everything? I'm pretty tired of this whole 1-percenter thing too.

 

[Icepick]

Petition signed

 

[feralkid]

so... which country is the best in terms of... everything? I'm pretty tired of this whole 1-percenter thing too.

Somalia.

 

[MarkXIX]

So with the ISPs flush with cash from their new toll roads, my prices should go down, my quality of service should increase dramatically, and everyone will be better off in the end because now big business is cutting into their profits to provide me the services I pay for access to? Right?! ANYONE?!?!!11

 

[Jimzz]

Petition signed

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https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/maintain-true-net-neutrality-protect-freedom-information-united-states/9sxxdBgy


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