Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: Texas Fossil

“In my opinion, this is a good thing. Net neutrality as written, does not not mean what the name implies.”

exactly. essentially, it mainly prohibit ISPs from offering tiered services to content providers who need Service Level Agreements above and beyond the ordinary. Essentially it hampered innovation of new products by the ISPs to meet specialized demands.

In its place the FCC said it will monitor the situation and act on an individual basis should any kind of abuses take place, such as favoring one content provider over another within the same SLA or not offering all SLAs to all comers equally. In other words, a common sense approach to regulating potential abuses, instead of trying to write voluminous, inflexible, restrictive rule books to try and cover all conceivable circumstances.


150 posted on 12/14/2017 1:45:10 PM PST by catnipman ( Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies ]


To: catnipman

Bureaucratic regulation kills industries.

Stupid rules ruin efficiency and adaptability.


152 posted on 12/14/2017 1:46:59 PM PST by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 150 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson