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    Net neutrality is almost a reality! (2/4/15 update)

    I want to see what people think about this.

    The FCC is set to vote on net neutrality on February 26th. What are you thoughts on net neutrality? Do you think the FCC will bow to the whims of large cable companies or side with the American people? How do you think their decision with affect the internet as we know it today?


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    Lack of net neutrality sounds like a good idea until you realize that everyone would try to abuse it and essentially break the Internet.

    As it is, the system is fine. Most bandwidth problems are usually the fault of the ISP, not the fact that the rest of the world is bogging it down. If it goes down, I'm willing to bet that bet that it'll be a matter of hours before a certain company whose name ends with Arts and begins with Electronic tries to coerce every ISP on the planet into limiting access to Steam to about five bits per second and providing unlimited access to Origin . . .

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    Concerning piracy and censorship, the government should have a hands-off approach because piracy can't be stopped. Implementing any kind of censorship or restrictions on the internet can only end up hurting ecommerce and will actually have a negative impact on the economy of the United States. However, it is my opinion that the FCC (and possibly also the FTC) do need to be more involved in ISP regulation because a monopoly is taking place that is hurting consumers.

    Because the internet was originally started in the USA in the 80's, it would seem logical that we would have the best internet service in the world. However, this is not the case and our infrastructure is vastly outdated. The USA is ranked #24 in terms of internet quality. For example, compare Singapore to the United States average: they have internet that is 338% faster for 27% cheaper. In other countries such as South Korea, the difference in price per performance is even more distinct. The infrastructure of the United States is several years behind that of many Asian countries.

    I believe the United States is experiencing a monopoly in regards to the price and quality of ISP utility companies. Because US consumers are accustomed to slow speeds, there is no demand for better service and therefore no incentive for utility providers to upgrade their infrastructure. This is one of the reasons that I believe contributes to our lacking infrastructure.

    It's worth noting that the FCC is aware of our issues. The FCC is proactively trying to spread consumer awareness about the quality of USA ISPs. I think this hints at how they will deal with net neutrality issues.
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    The FCC and Tom Wheeler, much to the surprise of almost everyone, has announced its plans to give actual net neutrality using Title II of the Telecommunications Act. Right now internet is regulated under Title I, which means it's less regulated. Title II would most likely be the plan they would vote on and pass on February 26th. If these rules pass, they still need to survive a lawsuit by the big cable companies, who WILL sue. But I think the FCC will most likely win because the court ruled that the FCC didn't have the authority enact net neutrality under Title I but did under Title II.

    Here is a really simplified version of the FCC's proposed Net Neutrality rules.
    1) A ban on paid prioritization on websites. (Fast lanes)
    2) A ban on blocking or throttling (slowing down) of legal websites.
    3) All websites shall, in theory, shall be treated equally.


    This decision comes about one year after Verizon struck got a federal court to strike down net neutrally under Title I.
    Now it's coming back to bite them in the ***!
    Last edited by Chris; 02-05-2015 at 02:30 AM.

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    So, this happened. The Internet is a commodity, ISPs can't deliberately hinder your use of it, EA can't bribe anyone to strangle Steam, all that fun stuff.

    At least for now. I'm sure the ISPs aren't happy and apparently they're already trying to get the ruling overturned. But, it's something.

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