Originally Posted by goodsites

really doesn't matter here... see, internet providers now control their networks..
What does this really mean? It instantly means now, you are not paying for internet connection.. It means you are paying for a hookup to the internet... every network being not the internet but a connection to the internet....

It's a step of shaping what the internet is... The real angle to be afraid of is the internet to become now and how is it going to be controlled?

I see this as 2 current ways (not that i thought about it much)
1. The government takes over with free internet as they have wanted, not sure why.
The other networks offer their value added services with gimmicks to use them.

2. Or the next would be the disassembling of the internet into segregated networks.
Everyone will start making intranets that are more both public, and private, and controlled and dictated.. In other words.. States start being born... controlled networks with their own laws, jurisdictions and connection spots... and i don't think you will be connecting to the internet to get to these things so how this happens is uncertain
but i'm pretty sure it'll start with the adult intranet AOL (Adults Online)
The adult intranet would bring security to the producers and such, security to the site runners, becuase you need not worry about public concern.. People are connected, they are agreeing to the laws and whats on there and noone can really police it, without a lot of insane work, its a private intranet... if nothing outright criminal is going on.. not much can be done.

That's how i perceived it 10 years ago.. Thought the real AOL would be here already....