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Originally Posted by pocketkangaroo
Like I said, it's not just me who is worried. Besides the slew of top web properties named, we have adult companies like Hustler and Playboy who are adamant about net neutrality. I respect your opinion, but I feel safer siding with those web companies over Comcast.
And I don't have more than 2 selections. I have AT&T for DSL and Comcast for cable. For our office, Comcast is the only option available.
Our country is woefully behind in broadband rankings. We can sit back and continue to let Europe and Asia kick the shit out of us in the broadband world. I personally believe that it would benefit our business greatly if we could catch up to other countries.
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These guys back an idea, not what has actually happened with it. If you told these same "so highly informed" people that laws were being shot down that killed neutrality, I bet most would swing. I'm not a sheep, I just don't latch onto some idea because a few people think it's cool.
They are caught up the words, the shinny lights, swinging around them making them go la la la, all day long.
These guys want to add in regulations to protect the net, make me and you safe. The net already grows, but these monster companies don't feel it's fair.. wtf..? Yeah, they would never have an agenda.. ever... pfft. They have same agenda as the phone companies, just a different bs reason.
I'm sorry, any regs, any "filtering" - by someone saying this is good/bad, safe, doesn't discriminate, ect.. even more so when they don't say by who (I guess the FCC?) I don't want that, that isn't being neutral.
Passing the law, would legally allow an ISP to filter anything, charge high or low for it, as long as they make it clear. Right now, they can't...
I don't care if our net "might" get 10x or 100x faster, the Companies are going to charge for it either way. They were already given BILLIONS to upgrade the U.S. 'net and they spent it on hookers and blow.... well they didn't upgrade the 'net either way
Welp, I'm off to start work for the day...