FCC Approves New Net Neutrality Rules

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by GloucesterChief

Actually working just fine without the government involvement.
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No idea what reality your in, but no one on any side thought it was working just fine.

Originally Posted by GloucesterChief

The dispute between Comcast and Netflix was a business dispute. Netflix's service was flooding Comcast's network taking up about a third of the bandwith in the evening.

That # is BS put out by Comcast but so what if a 1/3 was Netflix. The customer has paid for that bandwidth. They can watch or download whatever they want with that bandwidth. ISP's shouldn't get paid by the customer and the company for the same bandwidth.

As for the rest of your comments. They seem like right wing talking points. Not going down that road here in the Lounge.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by GloucesterChief

Without government intervention in your scenario here another power company will be more than willing to step in and provide more electricity particularly when price goes up. Price is a signal after all. That other company could possibly be a new company or one from the next town over.

That certainly didn't happen with ISPs... it's TWC or satellite here, Comcast or satellite a bit south of here, etc. And unless the utilities are going to share the same infrastructure, it seems like that would be incredibly inefficient.

[GloucesterChief]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

That certainly didn't happen with ISPs... it's TWC or satellite here, Comcast or satellite a bit south of here, etc. And unless the utilities are going to share the same infrastructure, it seems like that would be incredibly inefficient.

Government sanctioned monopolies. Sounds like TWC has a franchise agreement with your local city or county.

[Fish]

Originally Posted by GloucesterChief

Actually working just fine without the government involvement. The dispute between Comcast and Netflix was a business dispute. Netflix's service was flooding Comcast's network taking up about a third of the bandwith in the evening.

Netflix's service was flooding Comcast's network?

You mean, Comcast's own customers were accessing Netflix. You know... using the service they're paying for..

That's essentially what this is about. Comcast wants to control which sources their customers access the most, and throttle access to those sources unless a premium is paid.