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wifi4milez
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Re: This is why...
said by karlmarx  :Net Neutrality isn't just a good idea, it's a REQUIRED IDEA. If we don't stop the megacorps from imposing 'their' vision of what the internet is, we won't have the googles, the yahoo's, the utubes of the world. We won't have bittorrent. We won't have Vonage. We won't have ANY of the features that make the internet what it is today. You are categorically incorrect. Leaving the internet unregulated will provide consumers with the most possible choices. An unregulated internet will allow companies to create specific content and applications that are currently unavailable, or unfeasible.
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Exactly HOW will net neutrality hurt the consumer. If I'm the consumer, I want an INTERNET CONNECTION. That's what net neutrality enforces. It FORCES the companies to provide an 'internet connection', not an AOL connection. If I wanted AOL's walled garden, I'd sign up for AOL.
Net Neutrality isn't just a good idea, it's a REQUIRED IDEA. If we don't stop the megacorps from imposing 'their' vision of what the internet is, we won't have the googles, the yahoo's, the utubes of the world. We won't have bittorrent. We won't have Vonage. We won't have ANY of the features that make the internet what it is today. The megacorp has one objective, and that's to rape the consumer for as much as possible, while providing the lowest level of service possible, for the highest price possible. If we don't have net netrality, plan on seeing an extra charge on your bill if you visit google. Don't kid yourselves, the executives of Verizon, AT&T, SBC, etc all want to charge MORE for LESS. They even state it in their press releases.
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said by Topmounter :...you don't want your government legislating how broadband service providers can and cannot do business. The concept of "Net Neutrality" may appear on the surface to be a benevolent act on the part of a government for the betterment of all, but in the end, like most things the government gets involved in, it will just end up being a thinly guised method for the government to promote their own agenda and favor their friends, stifling competition and choice. I completely agree. "Net Neutrality" will only hurt consumers in the end. What most people (especially on this site) have trouble seeing is that the government should never regulate how carriers treat traffic on their networks. As you mentioned, it seems innocent enough from the half blind perspective the Net Neut's are pitching it, but once you peel back the covers a bit you can see how bad of an idea it really is. Look at what Lebanon did. Look at what Iran did. Requiring ISP's provide a set upload for their traffic isnt much different from requiring ISP's provide a specific level of service for their traffic. Its all relative, and all a BAD idea............
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