So in other words, you aren’t afraid of any net neutrality boogey man at the FCC? My worry is that once the FCC gets its grubby mitts on the internet there will be much deeper interference and regulation. Also it seems to me the mega-ISPs like Comcast and ATT are not so leftist or Democrat. While Google and Apple are big Obama supporters and benefit from net neutrality because they are or will be (Apple TV) in the video streaming business. Those who profit from sending out high bandwidth video streams like Netflix and Amazon might also be big Obama/Democrat supporters.
I am not that opposed to a Comcast or ATT getting some revenue for allowing video streams pass through their “pipes”
> So in other words, you aren’t afraid of any net neutrality boogey man at the FCC?
Not nearly as much as I am worried about what happens when content control is changed from the original internet concept of "must-carry -- allow all content to pass" to the NON-net-neutrality concept of "carrier may censor by fee any content they don't want to carry". Like FreeRepublic, for instance.
The original concept of neutrality is what allows the internet to function in its mission-critical national defense role, as the communications network that stays up in event of attack on America. It is absolutely essential that the internet function properly if America is attacked. Net neutrality attempts to PRESERVE that critical functionality.
Non-neutrality, as proposed by the carriers, threatens to destroy the internet. Neutrality is the status quo that makes the internet work, for cryin' out loud. What the "net neutrality" regulation does is guarantee the ORIGINAL purpose of the internet -- to carry all traffic equally without censorship.
Contrary to the prevailing opinion here, what the lack of neutrality can do is block you from conservative sites like FreeRepublic. A lot of people have this upside-down, because they are seeing it from the carrier's perspective, rather than America's or the users' perspective.
Do I like that the government has to act in this way? No, I hate government intervention and regulation. But this is one of those rare circumstances where it is justified.
Minor quibble:
> While Google and Apple are big Obama supporters
You should include Microsoft in that list. Microsoft's actually a much bigger supporter of Obama/Democrats than Apple. Look it up.
They already get all the revenue to which they are entitled -- FROM THEIR CUSTOMERS. They wish to steal and extort (no lesser words will do) more money from the content providers.