[olug] Net neutrality wins! (for now, anyway)

[T. J. Brumfield]

Adding to that competition of ISPs, the ISPs are fighting to maintain low
speed standards and the FCC is currently fighting to declare bullshit
offerings like 3 Mb as not counting as broadband. They're telling these
companies to step up their game, or they won't be able to call their
service broadband. They're already working to increase speeds for consumers.

On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 9:32 AM, T. J. Brumfield <enderandrew at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Less choice in ISPs?
>
> You do realize that currently 40% of Americans only have one choice in
> broadband currently? And for people who have a choice, often it isn't one.
> My currently choices are CenturyLink at 3 Mb top speed or Cox. That
> technically counts as a choice, but it isn't.
>
> Currently ISPs intentionally don't compete with each other so they can
> illegally collude to keep speeds down and prices up.
>
> Title II opens the door for new companies to come in and compete.
>
> You think calling Comcast will fix things? Comcast actively trains their
> employees to give bad customer service intentionally. Perhaps you missed
> the entries in the news lately where they've changed customer names on
> accounts to "Cunt" unapologetically because they know customers can't do
> anything about it.
>
>
> http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/08/leaked-comcast-employee-metrics-show-what-we-figured-sell-or-perish/
>
> And complaining to the FCC has proved effective. Comcast was throttling
> P2P and lying about it. People complained to Comcast, and they responded by
> lying to their customers and telling them to fuck off. That really starting
> this whole net neutrality debate. Comcast never did right by their
> customers and the FCC stepped in to fix it. Customers were complaining that
> hotels were blocking mobile wifi hotspot devices. Hotels didn't do right by
> consumers and complaining to them didn't help. But someone complained to
> the FCC, and the FCC stepped in and fixed it, protecting consumers.
>
> I'm anti-government as they come. Title II is not massive regulation. It
> is necessary common sense consumer protections.
>
> If you truly believe you can call up Comcast/Time Warner/Verizon and
> they'll take care of you, I encourage you to try it sometime.
>
> There is a reason Comcast is currently ranked as the worst company in
> America, and Time Warner is ranked the 2nd worse.
>
> On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 9:25 AM, Bill Brush <bbrush at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I've worked in the public sector, and still do.  Nothing good will
>> come of this.  Some things need to be managed in common, but this is
>> not one of them. It will lead to less choice of ISP as the small and
>> medium providers fold up as the regulatory and compliance load makes
>> their business model unprofitable.  Access and speed will degenerate
>> to the mandated minimums, as there will be no incentive to provide
>> more.  Prices will go up in response to regulatory and compliance
>> costs.
>>
>> If you think dealing with Comcast is bad, try calling up the fed.gov
>> to complain about their customer server.  Oh that's right, you can't
>> because you'll never find anyone who's responsible for that person.
>>
>> The new internet,  all the efficiency of the DMV, and all the customer
>> focus of the IRS.
>>
>> Bill
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 6:58 PM, Lou Duchez <lou at paprikash.com> wrote:
>> > Followup on previous topic ...
>> > ---
>> >
>> > The FCC voted in favor of the Open Internet Order, new net neutrality
>> rules
>> > that would prohibit paid Internet paid fast lanes, and reclassify
>> broadband
>> > providers as telecommunication services under the Title II of the
>> > Telecommunications Act, among other regulations.
>> >
>> > The rules were passed by a 3-2 vote along party lines, with
>> Commissioners
>> > Ajut Pai and Michael O’Rielly (Republicans) voting against the measure
>> and
>> > Commissioners Mignon Clyburn, Jessica Rosenworcel and Commission
>> Chairman
>> > Tom Wheeler (Democrats) voting in favor of the order.
>> >
>> > It is a landmark decision for net neutrality advocates, and ensures
>> that net
>> > neutrality expands to mobile platforms, and that innovation will not be
>> > disrupted by an Internet fast lane vs. Internet slow lane (with
>> different
>> > costs).
>> >
>> > “The action that we take today is an irrefutable reflection of the
>> principle
>> > that no one — whether government or corporate — should control free open
>> > access to the Internet,” Chairman Wheeler stated prior to the vote.
>> >
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