“Want Netflix? Yeah that’s extra.
Want sports sites. Buy our sports package.
Want FR? Sorry, that’s only available as part of our extended package. “
And can you point to where exactly they are doing this?
I don’t want some passed around internet myth, I want to see the exact ISP that is working to sort out over a billion websites into tier packages as if the internet is the same as cable TV.
Example off the top of my head? How about AT&T's attempted blocking of FaceTime/Hangouts?
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Net neutrality isn't about giving anyone anything for free; it's about not letting ISPs choose what you can consume. It's about making ISPs "dumb pipes" for the internet and allowing people to choose what they use that bandwidth for.
No one is suggesting that the heavy Netflix user pay the same rate as the bandwidth sipper, but that they both have access to the same services. The general Republican lack of understanding on this issue is not helping bring young conservatives into the fold. They look clueless and out of touch.
I would point out that if left alone, even if 'they' are doing this, rouge mom and pop ISPs will rise up to provide what the big guys won't (it has already ever been the case... AOL went this way long ago, and local ISPs gave a better product)
The minute it is regulated, the big guys will get their way through lobbying and crony capitalism. Leave it be, and the marketplace will decide.
Me too. I get everything just fine. Where is THAT happening?