Only YOU Can Protect Net Neutrality

[Hobbes]

Anyway, that is how to fix it.
Through legislation.

Until then they are under title 2 regulations so better get going on that legislation.
Chop chop....

 

[Mike_60]

I believe the telecoms will ask for a stay from the courts until it is litigated and eventually thrown out - at least mostly. But I do agree that congress should address the issue and finalize it one way or another. The one thing business leaders hate is regulatory uncertainty hanging over their heads. Because corporate strategy is laid out for years in advance, and the uncertainty that these types of regulations cause are devastating to new product roll out. Under Title II type regulations, I'm sure they're asking themselves, why spend billions on infrastructure just to be forced to give it over to your competition. They may very well pack the investment money up and go spend it somewhere else with less regulation. Oklahoma was being considered for 1G FTTP even into existing neighborhoods before, but now....who knows?

 

[Hobbes]

I was told on Wednesday that Cox is rolling out gigabit FTTP in selected neighborhoods already.
Prolly won't do me any good though. I am way out on the edge of the city limits and I don't even get the 50MB they promise now.

 

[Mike_60]

From what I hear Cox has numerous problems to overcome. They are a very aggressive competitor in the last mile, and enjoy bragging about their speeds in that portion, but they appear to have deficiencies in their back haul resulting in slow downs and congestion. But that is just what I've heard and I don't know it for a fact. But your statement still begs the question, will they continue to invest at the pace they were with the new regulations hanging over their heads.

 

[Hobbes]

I'm sure Cox will. Of course they aren't one of the ISPs that was gung ho about throttling traffic and blocking websites in the first place so they kind of got hosed along with the Comcast and Verizons of the world.
Providing internet access is still one of the most profitable businesses around even with this regulatory move because the FCC has made it plain they aren't going to set rates in any way even though they can under title 2.

 

[LightningCrash]

Net neutrality will not: increase your broadband speed / increase deployment where it is not already (it'll probably cut it) / increase reliability / or lower you bill (it'll probably increase that too). But I can almost guarantee you'll find tucked away in it verbiage that will allow FCC oversight of content. It'll be something along the lines of "for the social good" or "to promote fairness" or some other PC sounding BS. That will allow the FCC to shut down non politically correct sites that don't tote the party line.

Well it never had any of those negative effects before. Why not, since you said it will?

 

[Mike_60]

Well it never had any of those negative effects before. Why not, since you said it will?

To many negatives in there I'm not exactly sure what you're asking.

 

[LightningCrash]

To many negatives in there I'm not exactly sure what you're asking.

*Too.

You're saying that with Net Neutrality, X will happen.
We had Net Neutrality before and X didn't happen.

 

[Mike_60]

*Too.

You're saying that with Net Neutrality, X will happen.
We had Net Neutrality before and X didn't happen.

Okay grammar Nazi....

Title II is a totally different beast that 'allows' the .gov to regulate and pontificate with legal authority what business should do based on theory derived from the ivory towers of the nations most #$%^&* universities. Where the rubber meets the road 'theory' usually doesn't work very well, and this regulation taken in its fullest form doesn't either, unless your goal is to bankrupt companies and end thousands of good paying jobs.

 

[LightningCrash]

Okay grammar Nazi....

Title II is a totally different beast that 'allows' the .gov to regulate and pontificate with legal authority what business should do based on theory derived from the ivory towers of the nations most #$%^&* universities. Where the rubber meets the road 'theory' usually doesn't work very well, and this regulation taken in its fullest form doesn't either, unless your goal is to bankrupt companies and end thousands of good paying jobs.

It's funny how the proponents talk in specifics about the benefits of Title II but the opponents talk about through conjecture and hyperbole.