Net Neutrality Day

[number six]

Take a stand:

https://www.battleforthenet.com/

When they allowed ISPs to share marketing data I had a letter from Verizon that same week saying they were sharing my data.

If the ISPs are allowed to throttle speed for money, they will.

The counter argument is 'well people will just stop using their service!'.. how many ISPs service your area? Are any of them likely to opt out of something that can garner them millions of dollars? (spoiler: no)

If Verizon, Comcast, Brighthouse, et al can start charging you extra for specific websites.. they will.

Then you've got small guys (like us) who can't possibly compete if they start charging the other way for better bandwidth passes.

All of this is a worst case scenario but the worst case is the most profitable for ISPs so its not that unlikely.

[Niloc]

Google Fiber ain't coming to save you, their expansion plans exploded on the launch pad.

The big ISPs keep getting bigger - Charter (Spectrum) bought up Time Warner and Bright House in the past year, they're consolidating monopolies more and more.

Even in areas with some competition you'll find they're not really competing against each other, they're colluding to keep prices high, at least when it's Verizon vs. Spectrum, and all the while trying to introduce new rules like "unlimited does not mean unlimited".

I work for a company that makes software for Comcast, so I know first hand what scum they can be - and I'm very happy they're not the ISP in my area.

This is important.

[number six]

Literally everyone is pissed about cable bundle pricing. If anyone had a choice they'd go with ala carte pricing.. even if you had to pay $3 a channel that could save you crazy money on your bill versus having to buy some BS platinum package just to getall of  the 10 channels you actually watch.

How many cable companies offer it? Exactly.

Now I'm sure they've all crunched the numbers.. ie how many new subscribers would they get versus how much revenue off unwanted bundles being dropped they'd lose.. and obviously the consumer friendly side lost.

So does anyone think that any of these same providers won't go for tiered Internet service plans if allowed? Of course not.. they'll all jump onboard the second its legal and theres pretty much nothing you can do about it.

[Niloc]

I think Comcast & co. may not have thought this all the way through.

1) The free unlimited porn pipe is shut off.

2) Suddenly you have a lot of angry people with a lot of free time that they're used to devoting to other activities.

3) Comcast buildings and trucks "mysteriously" catch on fire all over the place.


In regards to cable pricing - yeah, I went internet-only years ago, I don't want to pay a fucking dime for the Golf channel, yet that one is bundled with the stuff everyone gets, and the channels I actually want cost extra. Fuck that.

[number six]

If this goes through and you suddenly you have to buy the internet platinum package for $89.99 to get your Netflix to work (and of course.. you'll still have to pay for Netflix on top of that) then I think you will see the pitchforks out.. more so even than for Health Care which is kind of stupid when you think about it but there's a large chunk of the populace that care more about streaming movies than decent health coverage.

[k7]

i did this again. they offer you to make a phone call to congress. i'd threaten a politician quick, so i opted out of that part...

[Steve O]

I recently sent an e-mail to Rubio about a different issue and got a standard reply e-mail stating he would read my letter and get back to me.  Two weeks later, no response from Marco or any of his staff.

[SpineyNorman]

I'm a Comcast customer, Netflix already paid them off so it's no skin off my nose either way :-P

[HighProtein]

Everything Is Fine!
The "Federal Reserve" is not a private for profit banking cartel,
GMO food is good for you and kills cancer,
and nobody is tracking anything that anyone ever does online (that's just a conspiracy theory!).

[ratsflif]

I recently sent an e-mail to Rubio about a different issue and got a standard reply e-mail stating he would read my letter and get back to me.  Two weeks later, no response from Marco or any of his staff.

We called Rubio's office multiple times, you either get a full mailbox or nothing even picks up.  Not like he cares what his constituents think.

[number six]

We called Rubio's office multiple times, you either get a full mailbox or nothing even picks up.  Not like he cares what his constituents think.

Not unless there's a legitimate fear of not getting elected and/or losing high dollar 'donations' to the re-election fund.. no. You can get wrecked.

[number six]

Thank you for contacting me regarding net neutrality. I appreciate you sharing your thoughts and ideas on this important issue.

On January 14, 2014, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) "open internet order," which required companies such as Verizon Communications Inc. to treat all content on their networks in the same manner and speed.

Since its inception, the internet has served as a conduit for the sharing and progress of innovation and technology, and I believe it should be left to flourish without government control or directives. I disagree with the FCC's attempts to regulate the internet and have voted in favor of amendments that would prohibit the use of funds for this.

In the coming weeks, my colleagues in the House and Senate will begin a public discussion on how best to update our outdated telecommunications laws while ensuring the internet remains free, innovative, and beneficial for all Americans. We can prevent the blocking and throttling of data and fees that prioritize content delivery with legislation, not FCC rulemaking. You may rest assured that I will keep your thoughts in mind as debate on this issue continues.

It is an honor and a privilege to represent constituents like you of the 15th District of Florida. To learn more on how I may serve you, please visit http://dennisross.house.gov. Please feel free to continue to contact me in the future.

Got a few form letters back from the Net Nuetrality day. Can't really complain as I sent form letters and we didn't expect personalized replies to all xxx,000 of these things.

I hate Government regulation as much as you can but at the same time there are some things that do need to be regulated (ie roads, etc). It's a necessary evil.

The promise here of 'updating laws' to prevent fees and fuck-you throttling sounds promising but we'll see how it goes although I really don't understand how someone can be so against the government regulating the internet but at the same time promise to pass laws to regulate the internet? Whatever.

The saving grace in all of this is once again.. you fuck with peoples Netflix and that will be a bigger political hot-button issue that just about anything else you can imagine.