Off Topic Net Neutrality

[Frank Fingers]

The vote to repeal Net Neutrality in America by the FCC for seems on the face of it to be yet another shot in the foot for America.

The big three telecom companies pay loads of money for a bill which gives them an unfair advantage over their competition by allowing them to restrict their competitions bandwith. So if they wanted to launch an opposition service to Netflix they'd just restrict Netflix bandwidth to their customers.

I'm struggling to see a single benefit to it to be fair. It's also a mandate for the BTs of this world to push through something similar in the UK.

 

[balkan tiger]

Could be a good thread, keep the politics out of it. It does seem very odd and not a good step forward.

 

[C'mon ref]

The internet in general is going in directions that I never envisaged back in the the days of dial up modems and bulletin boards. And the colossal wealth of companies of the internet era are making them nearly above reproach to governments around the world trying to keep a check on the activities of such companies. The conundrum being of course that these very same companies allow the world to function in the way it does in this day and age.

 

[PLT]

It's almost worse than you've said, it not only allows them to screw Netflix and other online services, but it would allow them to screw the consumer massively. Rather than simply selling an internet service, they could sell a package where you only get certain websites and it's "pay £x/month extra to get access to Netflix". Competition for internet is a big issue over there too which would compound the issue.

 

[Quill]

It's ****ing abhorrent.

 

[originallambrettaman]

Go on about Trump in a post and it's likely it won't stay up long, I've edited the OP, as long as it stays off politics it can remain open.

 

[The Omega Man]

How anyone could live in a place where there was a monoploy on bandwidth.

 

[Happy Tiger]

It's been on the cards for a long time.

It's also utter bollocks.

****s.

 

[Quill]

Luckily for the Yanks, there are still a few things that can happen... (sorry if this starts to sound a bit too political, OLM)

Yep, it did...

 

[Girt Bucket]

City are defining Innovation at Grass Root levels with Net Neutralization , with a 0.02% marginalized barometer. For every goal scored , Concede 1. Total Balancing Act.