Regulating it like a utility would virtually guarantee that you have no choice

Feb 26, 2015
11:08:13am

workindev

in ISP, and they'll be able to charge what they want. It's not going to make your internet faster or more reliable, it will only shift the cost to the end user.

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Time

I'm confused about whether I should be for or against net neutrality

StantonMac

2/26/15 9:06am

Be neutral

jokerman

2/26/15 9:08am

Net neutrality, neutrality?

Rich Lather

2/26/15 9:08am

I'm concerned about the increase in FCC power. Furthermore, I have little

db59840

2/26/15 9:11am

Giving the FCC carte blanche authority to regulate the internet just to ensure

Left Shark Coug

2/26/15 9:12am

Rule of thumb: anything that gives a government agency more power should

maxpowers

2/26/15 9:14am

This. First, regulation. Then what? Rationing? Censorship? Welfare?

Twin Roots

2/26/15 9:22am

Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!

Sea Chicken

2/26/15 9:27am

I'm for gross neutrality

ColoSpgs

2/26/15 9:23am

be for net neutrality if you want low data limits on your internet.

thebruce

2/26/15 9:25am

Why would net neutrality lead to limits?

StantonMac

2/26/15 9:35am

The current proposal would regulate the internet like a utility

workindev

2/26/15 9:45am

I don't see that as different than the current model

StantonMac

2/26/15 10:05am

Regulating it like a utility would virtually guarantee that you have no choice

workindev

2/26/15 11:08am

good Q. it is speculation on my part - but here is why.

thebruce

2/26/15 10:38am

RE: I'm confused about whether I should be for or against net neutrality

BIG XII Coug

2/26/15 9:33am

The only people against net neutrality

Sleeping in EQ

2/26/15 9:46am

Well, this post isn't inflammatory at all.

SandYFan

2/26/15 9:50am

Agreed.

Sleeping in EQ

2/26/15 9:53am

I asked the question because I'm looking for these "facts" you mentioned

StantonMac

2/26/15 10:07am

You should be against it.

fredy

2/26/15 10:01am

Go to YouTube and search for 'What is Net Neutrality?'

taylore90

2/26/15 10:01am

Well...there's a conflict of interest there. Youtube is for net neutrality (as

db59840

2/26/15 10:25am

The basic premise of net neutrality:

Left Shark Coug

2/26/15 10:07am

Dapper's got a better summary, he just can't share it.

Left Shark Coug

2/26/15 11:09am

Yep. He's definitely been quiet on the issue. It's not like he's typed up the

Non-donor troll

2/26/15 11:33am

This is not true

annapcoug

2/26/15 11:39am

^^^knows what he/she is talking about.

thebruce

2/26/15 12:10pm

You can guarantee that these new government regulations won't be dumbly

Left Shark Coug

2/26/15 12:11pm

The best response you could come up with to that was comparing it to little kid

Non-donor troll

2/26/15 12:30pm

Government regulations run amok, my friend. You apparently love them.

Left Shark Coug

2/26/15 12:36pm

Right. I'm willing to bet I'm in favor of freer markets/less gov regs than you:

Non-donor troll

2/26/15 12:52pm

I'm just warning you of the unintended consequences of the new regulations

Left Shark Coug

2/26/15 1:12pm

tl;dr ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Non-donor troll

2/26/15 1:51pm

You read the first one in this string and critiqued it. Sorry that post was

Left Shark Coug

2/26/15 2:13pm

The FCC was regulating the internet before and it worked well

annapcoug

2/26/15 11:23am

And Netflix had to file for bankruptcy and went under, never to be heard from

db59840

2/26/15 12:58pm

You think it's okay because it didn't bankrupt Netflix?

annapcoug

2/26/15 4:30pm

I think it's okay because the market righted itself. There is no need for

db59840

2/26/15 4:32pm

That would be true if ISPs didn't have a monopoly

annapcoug

2/26/15 5:06pm

Again, none of these nightmare scenarios you have proposed have ever happened.

db59840

2/27/15 8:18am

People throw out the word "monopoly" as if it in and of itself is evil. Not all

db59840

2/27/15 8:22am

It's a government band-aid to attempt to solve a government-created problem

Skipshot

2/26/15 12:52pm

How does the government enforce these monopolies?

annapcoug

2/26/15 4:46pm

RE: How does the government enforce these monopolies?

db59840

2/27/15 8:27am

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