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Hell Yeah! Senate votes to reverse FCC order and restore net neutrality
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 72540350:MV8zODMyOTg4XzY4OTM4OTc3X0ZBRjYzM0E1] [quote:Anonymous Coward 73577072:MV8zODMyOTg4XzY4OTM4NDA4XzJERDAyQkEw] [quote:Anonymous Coward 42079668:MV8zODMyOTg4XzY4OTM4MjkxXzgxNDM1NEZG] [quote:Anonymous Coward 73577072:MV8zODMyOTg4XzY4OTM4MjI3XzhCRDQyODAx] [quote:Anonymous Coward 42079668:MV8zODMyOTg4XzY4OTM4MDQ0XzQ3MDMwQTUz] Net Neutrality came about when people wanted to use face time apps and other high intensity bandwidth uses over wireless internet. Imagine if netflix were a trucking company, and they wanted the exclusive use of the highway system to deliver their goods. That's what's happening here, higher bandwidth services such as streaming, chatting in real time, etc demanded higher network services. They should be charged more. People don't realize what's involved in sharing their stupid conversations over the internet. [/quote] Your points don't actually make sense. Your analogy with a trucking company is quite uneducated to be honest. Within that example netflix with be using the roads paid for by taxes (ISP subscription charges for the Internet and Taxes for actual roads) but they would then be required to pay a surcharge to use the road alongside of you to deliver the packages you want to you. Big difference is that the roads cost a lot of money, extra bandwidth is pretty cheap and generally doesn't require much extra hardware where we are now. And keep in mind that the actual bandwidth (The actual roads of the internet) Have long been subsidized by the government and your tax payer money. The ISPs are just milking every dollar out of their monopolies. [/quote] Sorry I felt I needed to use a very small brained analogy to break it down for you. Anyone who supports net "neutrality" ( a misleading name by the way ) supports the full government control of the internet. Bottom line. That is what will lead to internet being like television. It's been proven time and time again government control makes things worse, not better. Net neutrality gives the government the power to regulate and with it, it's only a matter of time before the internet in fact becomes not free, and websites like this will disappear. As far as bandwidth you aren't going to argue that more demand on the network puts more stress and requires more power, more maintenance, etc. You simply can't deny that. So companies as well as people who want "fair internet" don't realize the costs involved in what they want. Lets be honest, mostly folks who support net neutrality are concerned with their download speeds being slowed, because they are downloading tons of media, illegally. The only other people supporting this lunacy would be brainwashed liberals. Which one are you? [/quote] Thanks for jumping right into demeaning my intelligence and showing a clear lack of your own cognitive abilities to boot! 'Net Neutrality' Does not allow the the government the power to regulate the content on the internet. It just limits your ISP's ability to do so! And you pay your ISP for a speed and a dataplan..... Net Neutrality actually is a regulation of the ability of ISP's to limit your access to content within the 'Service contract' you have with them. It stipulates that the ISP is required to provide the terms of their contract to all content providers online equally. 'Net Neutrality' Does not add government oversight over the internet. It's a means to not allow ISPs to discriminate the content you have access to within your service contract with them. It stipulates that your ISP cannot choose to limit your access to a service (or forum) because they do not like the content on it, or it takes more bandwidth then others. [/quote] Well, yes it does add oversight. Oversight that I do no need. If my provider jacks my rates or limits my access then me and my wallet walks. My choice. Enough people do that and said supplier goes out of business. You socialist dopes hate capitalism don't you? [/quote]
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The Senate today voted 52-47 to disapprove the FCC’s recent order replacing 2015’s net neutrality rules, a pleasant surprise for internet advocates and consumers throughout the country. Although the disapproval will almost certainly not lead to the new rules being undone, it is a powerful statement of solidarity with a constituency activated against this deeply unpopular order.
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