With net neutrality gone, you will pay a lot more for your internet!!

[independentusa]

This is all about making big bucks for internet providers and has nothing to do with anything else. And you can bet it will mean a lot more for the GOP campaign funds. And like usual the rest of us will pay the bill so the rich can get richer. Is there anything that the GOP will do for regular Americans and when will most Americans get it? BY the time middle Americans that believe in the GOP realize how they have been fooled it will be way, way to late.

 

[Geoist]

The FCC has handed the reigns over to unelected CEOs in a near-monopoly industry. We, the taxpayers, invested into what is now the internet, and the corporate few get to reap the profits.

 

[independentusa]

The FCC has handed the reigns over to unelected CEOs in a near-monopoly industry. We, the taxpayers, invested into what is now the internet, and the corporate few get to reap the profits.

Not only that but how many new startups will be able to afford to pay the price for higher speeds to be able to compete with older sites. It will mean fewer choices for us and higher prices for whatever we buy online.

 

[Rexedgar]

Gotta give tha Administation it’s due. They are in the process of fleecing the American people in record time, taxes, surrendering the internet, drilling, mining, polluting..........”nothing like it in history!”

 

[HowardBThiname]

This is all about making big bucks for internet providers and has nothing to do with anything else. And you can bet it will mean a lot more for the GOP campaign funds. And like usual the rest of us will pay the bill so the rich can get richer. Is there anything that the GOP will do for regular Americans and when will most Americans get it? BY the time middle Americans that believe in the GOP realize how they have been fooled it will be way, way to late.

The Chairman of the FCC, Ajit Varadaraj Pai, is the one who pushed this through. He's been opposed to it since 2015.

By the way, he was appointed by Obama.

 

[joG]

This is all about making big bucks for internet providers and has nothing to do with anything else. And you can bet it will mean a lot more for the GOP campaign funds. And like usual the rest of us will pay the bill so the rich can get richer. Is there anything that the GOP will do for regular Americans and when will most Americans get it? BY the time middle Americans that believe in the GOP realize how they have been fooled it will be way, way to late.

I would have thought it was about efficient allocation of limited resources.

 

[BitterPill]

This is all about making big bucks for internet providers and has nothing to do with anything else. And you can bet it will mean a lot more for the GOP campaign funds. And like usual the rest of us will pay the bill so the rich can get richer. Is there anything that the GOP will do for regular Americans and when will most Americans get it? BY the time middle Americans that believe in the GOP realize how they have been fooled it will be way, way to late.

MAGA, baby, MAGA!

 

[joG]

The FCC has handed the reigns over to unelected CEOs in a near-monopoly industry. We, the taxpayers, invested into what is now the internet, and the corporate few get to reap the profits.

That will mean breaking up companies. That issue is already being discussed in financial Media.

 

[independentusa]

I would have thought it was about efficient allocation of limited resources.

What it means is that the wealthy companies can buy the internet. And in the end it will mean that rather than the internet getting bigger, it will get smaller so that the internet companies can charge ever more.

 

[Kobie]

The Chairman of the FCC, Ajit Varadaraj Pai, is the one who pushed this through. He's been opposed to it since 2015.

By the way, he was appointed by Obama.

He was appointed to the commission by Obama. Trump made him the chairman.

 

[Hawkeye10]

This is all about making big bucks for internet providers and has nothing to do with anything else. And you can bet it will mean a lot more for the GOP campaign funds. And like usual the rest of us will pay the bill so the rich can get richer. Is there anything that the GOP will do for regular Americans and when will most Americans get it? BY the time middle Americans that believe in the GOP realize how they have been fooled it will be way, way to late.

Americans already pay way more than we should.....

 

[BitterPill]

What it means is that the wealthy companies can buy the internet. And in the end it will mean that rather than the internet getting bigger, it will get smaller so that the internet companies can charge ever more.

We need to get all the poor folk (i.e. minorities and liberals) off the damn internet - let them go to libraries if they need an encyclopedia - not that many of them know what one is.

MAGA, baby, MAGA!

 

[Barnacle]

What it means is that the wealthy companies can buy the internet. And in the end it will mean that rather than the internet getting bigger, it will get smaller so that the internet companies can charge ever more.

But of course.
Every time the government says it will pay for goods/services for "underprivileged / poor / ignorant" people, the price of the product/service will go up.

Or have you already forgotten how the price for health insurance shot up once Obama said the government is gonna pay for it?!?

 

[Zyphlin]

Did I agree with the repeal? No. Do I like it being gone? No.

That said, I’m also someone who prefers to deal in facts and reality as opposed to propaganda, fear mongering, or what-ifs presented as facts.

Do I expect telecoms to try and enact the type of things people who cheered for NN suggest? In general, yes.

But they haven’t. And it’s not a guarantee that they will. Repealed or not, the public isn’t more aware of the principles of network neutrality today than they were evennwhen the FCC made the change in 2015. That can potential have an impact on how things happen.

So I’ll support measures that come up to fix the potential issue. And I’ll happily scream bloody murder when they show signs of taking actions that violate NN principles. But I’m not going to start acting like doomsday is literally happening at this moment when it’s not. For one, it’s dishonest. For two, it weakens the potential ability to garner support when such horrible actions ARE actually being done.

Net neutrality is dead and that’s the reality we function in. Fine. Now is the moment to see if the fear was rightfully placed, or if restraint will win out. I think it’ll be the latter, but I’m not going to act like that’s fact befor it actually does

 

[BitterPill]

But of course.
Every time the government says it will pay for goods/services for "underprivileged / poor / ignorant" people, the price of the product/service will go up.

Or have you already forgotten how the price for health insurance shot up once Obama said the government is gonna pay for it?!?

Don't forget to mention the Obamaphones.

 

[trouble13]

Gotta give tha Administation it’s due. They are in the process of fleecing the American people in record time, taxes, surrendering the internet, drilling, mining, polluting..........”nothing like it in history!”

I love he mellodrama you all participate in. The world is not goingto.end because people are expected to pay for what they use. Innovation will continue to flourish amd the technology will comtinue to advance, lile it has since begore net neutrality existed.

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[Helix]

The FCC has handed the reigns over to unelected CEOs in a near-monopoly industry. We, the taxpayers, invested into what is now the internet, and the corporate few get to reap the profits.

hopefully there will be enough of a backlash that net neutrality is codified as a result. have to vote out some republicans first, though.

 

[Hawkeye10]

I love he mellodrama you all participate in. The world is not goingto.end because people are expected to pay for what they use. Innovation will continue to flourish amd the technology will comtinue to advance, lile it has since begore net neutrality existed.

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And the American people will continue to get ripped off.....just look at cable tv....many decades of paying far more than we should.

 

[Lutherf]

This is all about making big bucks for internet providers and has nothing to do with anything else. And you can bet it will mean a lot more for the GOP campaign funds. And like usual the rest of us will pay the bill so the rich can get richer. Is there anything that the GOP will do for regular Americans and when will most Americans get it? BY the time middle Americans that believe in the GOP realize how they have been fooled it will be way, way to late.

Just half an hour ago I got a notification from COX that if I wanted to continue using Netflix there would be a $3200/mo surcharge on my bill. If I want to use STEAM it's another $4800. I called Comcast to see if they could make me a better deal and they charged me $8700 just for making the call.

OMG!!!! We're all gonna die!!!!

 

[ludin]

Just half an hour ago I got a notification from COX that if I wanted to continue using Netflix there would be a $3200/mo surcharge on my bill. If I want to use STEAM it's another $4800. I called Comcast to see if they could make me a better deal and they charged me $8700 just for making the call.

OMG!!!! We're all gonna die!!!!

I think R.E.M. had a song for this situation.

Ol yea

It's the end of the world as we know it.

 

[Lutherf]

I love he mellodrama you all participate in. The world is not goingto.end because people are expected to pay for what they use. Innovation will continue to flourish amd the technology will comtinue to advance, lile it has since begore net neutrality existed.

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I seem to remember paying for what I used way before this "net neutrality" stuff. Back in the day I got tired of my AOL dial up so I purchased DSL from the phone company. They charged me twice or more than AOL did. Then again, my web pages loaded in a second instead of a minute. When I was given the opportunity to purchase cable internet service it cost me more again but, suddenly, I was able to download gigabyte plus size files in minutes instead of hours or days. It never occurred to me that I was getting screwed until the anti-capitalist fear mongers explained it to me.

 

[BitterPill]

Just half an hour ago I got a notification from COX that if I wanted to continue using Netflix there would be a $3200/mo surcharge on my bill. If I want to use STEAM it's another $4800. I called Comcast to see if they could make me a better deal and they charged me $8700 just for making the call.

OMG!!!! We're all gonna die!!!!

Finally, only the rich will be able to afford internet, no more minorities or liberals.

MAGA, baby, MAGA!

 

[trouble13]

What it means is that the wealthy companies can buy the internet. And in the end it will mean that rather than the internet getting bigger, it will get smaller so that the internet companies can charge ever more.

While i understand your concerns i believe they are misguided. I would point to the AT&T divestiture that really lead to much of these technological milestones.

Gov control/protection comes at a price of its own. Technology stagnates when profits are capped. My opinion is you let the ISPs compete for everyones dollars. They will continue to invest in big andbetter servers and delivery methods and the prices will reflect true market value.

Artifical values dictated by anyone is never healthy for an economy

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[reinoe]

The FCC has handed the reigns over to unelected CEOs in a near-monopoly industry. We, the taxpayers, invested into what is now the internet, and the corporate few get to reap the profits.

I've got comcast stock. While my Twitch and Hulu streams are being throttled, at least I know I'll be making some money off the deal.

 

[Kobie]

I seem to remember paying for what I used way before this "net neutrality" stuff. Back in the day I got tired of my AOL dial up so I purchased DSL from the phone company. They charged me twice or more than AOL did. Then again, my web pages loaded in a second instead of a minute. When I was given the opportunity to purchase cable internet service it cost me more again but, suddenly, I was able to download gigabyte plus size files in minutes instead of hours or days. It never occurred to me that I was getting screwed until the anti-capitalist fear mongers explained it to me.

It’s been explained to you many, many times what the end of net neutrality could mean regarding how you use the internet. At this point, I’m starting to think you’re simply incapable of comprehending it.