What Net Neutrality's Approval Will Mean For You

[d_kuhn]

Media distilled it down to this... and it's a good summary:
"The central question was whether network owners -- like Comcast (CMCSA) or Time Warner Cable (TWC) -- can discriminate what runs on their cables. The FCC's answer on Friday was: No."

Throwing out all the FUD that both sides have been throwing up... this is the bottom line. Time Warner, Comcast, and other ISP's can no long determine what runs across their lines for us... WE get to do that with our usage behavior.

 

[alidan]

god this comment section is painful to read.

does everyone here think that people for net neutrality, as in tech startups and tech companies would go against their own best interest? companies that exist on the internet want the internet slow for some reason...

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[FALC0N]

I think most of us agree that "net neutrality" is a good thing. It's all the stuff that might tag along for the ride is the part we worry about.

 

[modestalchemist]

it such a secretive bill that it only took over 20 seconds to google it. It's also only 7 pages ameded to the Communications Act of 1934.

if you can't figure out how to google. you can find it here.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/252841257/Net-Neutrality-legislation

 

[FALC0N]

Maybe, but the concern is legitimate. The government loves to over reach its authority. Then again, so do private companies. It's definitely a double edge sward