Windows 10: FCC approves Net Neutrality rules

That would be hard to do, since it's not a law. The FCC is a regulatory agency who has power to create rules, but they cannot create new laws.

They ALREADY tax internet connections, so I don't understand why you are asking what they WILL do... They can't control how WiFi is used or charged for.. that's just not something the FCC has the power to do.

You're wrong. Google and crew did NOT want net neutrality because that would ALLOW them to be subsidized, Net neutrality prevents it. You've basically got it completely backwards, and are concerned for the wrong things. But that's nothing new, as corporate spin doctors have been very good at convincing people that the opposite of what they want is true.

What the rule says is that Internet, like land-line and Wireless Phone is now a Title II Common Carrier, and must follow the same rules. These rules work pretty well for phone service, and ensures everyone gets the same quality of service at a fair price. And there's plenty of competition as well.

 

Still to be seen what fair price is,
The minimum speed they talk about is quite a bit faster than my meager plan now the next grade up is wildly more expensive for practically no faster just a larger number on the bill,
I don't even want to get into the cell crap that is just flat out highway robbery *Tongue

Just for the record nothing is reasonable now why would it be after these rules :/

 

OK, explain to me how net neutrality is going to increase competition. Anyone is free to start up an ISP. New opportunities will dry up due to regulations. It is a joke the FCC isusing a 1934 telecommunications act as the reason to create their own laws. I know you said the FCC can't create laws but they are doing it.

I'm through with this subject and don't want to argue with you. I can tell you are liberal and I am a conservative. I will agree to disagree with you and drop it at that. Thanks for the chat.

 

Agreed.

The price of goods/services already includes the tax that the Corporations are supposed to pay.

Exactly.

I've noticed that people who claim "the Government should not run anything", never agitate for the armed forces, CIA, FBI, NSA, etc. to be sold off to the Corporations.
I wonder why.

This is why us "evil foreigners" laugh at the US.

If the Government does something it's evil, but if a Corporation does the same thing (or worse) it's a "triumph of the free market".

It's not going to change the current situation.
It is an attempt to stop it getting worse.

 

Far as I can tell creating minimum speed standards will wipe out lower speed data plans,
That in it's self will increase those people that use minimum speed plans,
You can not increase speed without increasing price,
Government does not understand that mostly because it makes all it's funds via taxes/ fee's and not selling goods.

 

Will less hope the politico type has left for good. . .don't need, and also not allowrd here on the 10s. Lets let the dust settle for a while then see what is going to happen. Also, remember only congress (U.S.) can pass bills that collect taxes and other monies not even the President has that ability (though some thought they did . . .*Biggrin).

 

I'm sort of in agreement, Thrash, but like Mystere said, the Big Boys will negotiate and we will get the same rate they do. I'm inclined to think they have faster Internet than we do and pay less for it than we do.

After all, the big corporations can sell things much, much cheaper than the mom and pop down the street because they get price breaks all over the place.

 

I actually read the opposite the prices are suppose to come down if it goes to high I would have to disconnect.

This is just a theory.
Here is the actual FCC goal. Have everyone low income to the rich to have an internet service, so 90% of the country has some form of affordable internet service. So 90% of government transaction can be done online including Food stamps, Medicare, Social Security, IRS and other government programs. You won't be required to have a computer and/or internet service but it will be a lot harder to do transactions.

 

Interesting, Groze!

Recycle XP and all the computers that fail to run Windows 7 up . . . That should take care of the computer requirements. *Smile There are Internet Cafes across the big lakes, so why not here too?

 

This is really what we need. Super Wi-Fi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Forget the carriers. The most evil over-charging corps on the planet IMO.

 

You can if you are already overcharging.

 

You are misunderstanding things. The FCC has raised the standard for what broadband is, but this does not require ISP's to raise their data plans to meet it. Only if they wish to call it broadband.

They're free to give you a 64 bit/hour carrier pigeon plan if they want, they just can't call it a broadband connection while doing so.

 

That is also my understanding (based only on Internet articles though).

 

They can still call it High Speed Internet. Economy Broadband will now be called Economy High Speed. U-verse can still be called U-verse. U-verse Economy, U-verse High Speed, U-verse Broadband. Just have to make some name changes no big deal. Name change might be better at getting more people to subscribe.

 

An earlier poster asked to be able to read the 323 pages of the bill.

Is there anything wrong with posting the bill, letting the citizens read it, before voting it in?
In my mind, you vote it in before people can read it because someone doesn't want the people to know what will result from the bill.

What if you went into buy a car and the dealer said "Sign here" and wouldn't let you read what you're about to sign?
Would you sign it or would you want to read it first?

I don't know about you, but I don't think it's paranoid to want to be informed of what the bill is before it becomes law.