That’s the problem, they just fixed something that wasn’t broken. I telecommute too...never happens.
This has made the Internet dumber - not better. There’s a thing called Quality of Service (QoS), it is technology that makes sure that video conferencing, voice-over-IP calls, etc. all take precedence over other packets coming through the network. If this wasn’t done the experience would suck.
This basically means that something businesses do internally to improve their packet efficiency is something we’re not allowed to have in our private residence. It is smart packet routing, hence my statement that it just made the Internet dumber.
Now, if your neighbor is doing loads of bit-torrent downloads that don’t require a constant stream, they’ll get the same priority of packets as you do even though you’re trying to watch live streaming content. Packets don’t need to be treated the same. My email, general web pages, etc. don’t need to be guaranteed at the same speed.
The lie is that this is for the little people, keeping the internet the way it is. What if technology and innovation shows that something is better? It’s now not allowed. Remember, these are private companies that have built these network infrastructures. They own them and WANT to provide a good service to customers. Now the FCC can tell them what to do with their own property, dictating the direction of network technology.
Now they have their fingers around it, it’ll only be a matter of time before the other penny drops. Want to start a blog? You need a permit. Your internet costs just went up? FCC fees. Lawsuits everywhere over “claimed” discrimination of bandwidth manipulation. Guess who’s going to pay for all that? There are companies that set up servers that cache certain content (very intelligently) to *improve* the user experience. These businesses may be violating the law immediately - purely by what they do. You may not be able to allow certain things to be faster but you can just slow everything down to the same speed - it’s like socialism for the Internet.
This is the tip of the iceberg. The FCC is dictating what a company can do technically with its OWN PROPERTY. Let that settle in. It was about taxes and control, done under the veil of “protecting us from greedy corporations”. I don’t think many realize how big a hammer came down today.
Exactly.