This is the shit that will happen with no net neutrality bill signed I to law. Actually it's already happening.. Providers like Comcast will start charging by the gig just like how our shitty cell phone plans in the US offer.
https://customer.comcast.com/help-an...aunching?ref=1
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Introduction
Frequently asked questions about our data usage plans.
We'll be launching multiple trial approaches, and here is an overview:
In the Nashville, Tennessee market, we have increased our monthly data usage plan for all XFINITY Internet tiers to 300 GB per month and also offer additional gigabytes in increments/blocks (e.g., $10.00 per 50 GB).
In the Tucson, Arizona market, we announced in 2012 that the data amount included with Economy Plus through Performance XFINITY Internet tiers would increase from 250 GB to 300 GB. Those customers subscribed to the Blast! Internet tier, have received an increase in their data usage plan to 350 GB; Extreme 50 customers have received an increase to 450 GB; Extreme 105 customers have received an increase to 600 GB. As in our other trial market areas, we offer additional gigabytes in increments/blocks of 50 GB for $10.00 each in the event the customer exceeds their included data amount.
In Huntsville and Mobile, Alabama; Atlanta, Augusta and Savannah, Georgia; Central Kentucky; Maine; Jackson, Mississippi; Knoxville and Memphis, Tennessee and Charleston, South Carolina, we have begun a trial which will increase our data usage plan for all XFINITY Internet tiers to 300 GB per month and will offer additional gigabytes in increments/blocks (e.g., $10.00 per 50 GB). In this trial, XFINITY Internet Economy Plus customers can choose to enroll in the Flexible-Data Option to receive a $5.00 credit on their monthly bill and reduce their data usage plan from 300 GB to 5 GB. If customers choose this option and use more than 5 GB of data in any given month, they will not receive the $5.00 credit and will be charged an additional $1.00 for each gigabyte of data used over the 5 GB included in the Flexible-Data Option.
In Fresno, California, Economy Plus customers also have the option of enrolling in the Flexible-Data Option.
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This shouldn't be a Right vs Left thing as this is not a political issue. However Republicans in Congress have once again turned a non political issue into a political talking point. Now we have morons like Ted Cruz running around calling net neutrality "Obamacare for the internet".
This is your livelihoods in jepordy and once again Republicans are trying to stop any net neutrality laws and allow companies like comcast to turn the internet into a tiered user base.
Anyone that owns or promotes video sites should understand how bad this is.. People need to start waking up and finding out what your state's congressmen positions are on net neutrality as now with a Republican majority, this is a much more serious threat..