FCC aims to reinstate net neutrality after us Democrats gain control of panel

Post by mlindner » Mon, Oct 02, 2023, 8:03 PM UTC

vxNsr wrote: post #137

JohnTHaller wrote: post #6

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We have gotten it, but with services not websites. Mobile providers will sell you an "Unlimited" data plan that throttles everything after 25GB a month. Streaming Spotify and Apple Music won't count against that soft data cap. Streaming other music services will count against it. Video streaming over YouTube, Netflix, etc is capped at 480p levels. If you pay an additional monthly fee, you get upgraded to "Unlimited P…

My understanding of the previous NN rules was the exempted mobile anyway bec they called it necessary network management to ensure a smooth experience for everyone. So unless they also change that (which is unlikely) these rules won’t really fix or change anything, except possibly introduce regulations that will either a) push some polical agenda, or b) create a higher regulatory burden for small players and prevent…

There's no "previous NN rules". It's the same rules it's always been. The Obama era rules were an attempt to change the status quo.

Post by mlindner » Mon, Oct 02, 2023, 8:04 PM UTC

cddotdotslash wrote: post #4

One of the biggest arguments I remember being made back when net neutrality was a hot topic was that ISPs would bundle and sell specific websites as tiered plans. Infographics like this one [1] were shared widely. Has this happened in the US? I’ve definitely seen ISPs start to apply data caps and throttling, but haven’t seen the aforementioned packaging (at least with the major ISPs). I ask because this is one of the…

No, nothing of that sort has happened in the US because the rules for NN haven't changed. It was a created internet hype machine to push more new restrictive rules by acting like chicken little and shouting that the sky was falling.

Re: FCC aims to reinstate net neutrality after us Democrats gain control of panel

Re: FCC aims to reinstate net neutrality after us Democrats gain control of panel