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To: ColdOne

Net neutrality is a socialist view of the net. It is a utility defined as X that costs the same for everyone.

Revoking net neutrality restores a capitalist view of the net, where different tiers of experience exist at different costs.

Internet providers, aka the folks who built the internet, have no incentive to make the internet faster with new technologies with net neutrality rules. Hence, like many places elsewhere on earth, we’ll eventually become uncapacitized for our needs. We’ll have the net equivilent of brown outs. With the rules lifted, you’ll see immediate new investment, faster speeds, and yes fast lane pricing that pays for that investment.


51 posted on 12/14/2017 11:07:07 AM PST by Lemon Curry
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To: Lemon Curry

I’ve never understood why people think that an ISP cant offer S. Korea level speeds, that require a ton of investment, at a higher price than the run of the mill you get, that is fine for 99% of users.

Can you buy an iPhone X at the same price as a generic Boost Mobile Phone? Nope! If you want top-tier phones, you have to pay top tier prices.


64 posted on 12/14/2017 11:18:28 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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