Does Ted Cruz not understand Net Neutrality?

[matts5.0]

No new problem, no new solution, what's all the fuss about then? What is the government trying to do, and with what power and authority already granted to them?

[YALE]

Why, yes, that would suffice.

I edited my post.

[racrguy]

I'm not sure why we keep coming around to this, but there is no new bill.

Reading is hard, y0.

[matts5.0]

Do you mean to ask what statutes the government claims they have the authority to regulate the internet as a public utility?

Why, yes, that would suffice.

[YALE]

If it's just not letting an old peice of legislation, that is obviously not being enforced, expire, fine. But I just want to know in what capacity if any the government seeks to gain any more control over the Internet.

Do you mean to ask what statutes the government claims they have the authority to regulate the internet as a public utility? Title II of the Telecommunications Act.

[matts5.0]

I'm not sure why we keep coming around to this, but there is no new bill.

If it's just not letting an old peice of legislation, that is obviously not being enforced, expire, fine. But I just want to know in what capacity if any the government seeks to gain any more control over the Internet.

[YALE]

Is the lack of innovation partly due to lack of consumer demand, I honestly don't know many people if anyone that bitches about their Internet. At least not to the extent of some on here. I want to read what exactly the bill says the government can do in regards to the new utility, my problem is them trying to control the flow of free and open information, I don't give a fuck about speed, if they are censoring shit.

I'm not sure why we keep coming around to this, but there is no new bill.

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Is the lack of innovation partly due to lack of consumer demand, I honestly don't know many people if anyone that bitches about their Internet. At least not to the extent of some on here. I want to read what exactly the bill says the government can do in regards to the new utility, my problem is them trying to control the flow of free and open information, I don't give a fuck about speed, if they are censoring shit.

It's lack of competition, not innovation.

I would recommend reading more about what is being proposed. More specifically, about the Open Internet Order, Verizon's lawsuit, and how utilities are regulated.

[matts5.0]

Is the lack of innovation partly due to lack of consumer demand, I honestly don't know many people if anyone that bitches about their Internet. At least not to the extent of some on here. I want to read what exactly the bill says the government can do in regards to the new utility, my problem is them trying to control the flow of free and open information, I don't give a fuck about speed, if they are censoring shit.

[CexMashean]

Whats your connection speed? I have charter and pay $30 something a month and get 60mbps. Now of course it aint the fastest. But its pretty far from the slowest. Really just for personal needs i cant see a need to go faster for the foreseeable future. Im trying to understand your complaint. Do you live in an area where you cant get cable? I used to live in an area where I had dsl which was 2.3bmps.

I'm paying $64 for 30/5.
Fucking rape.
Personal needs are not the fucking issue. Being stuck in the past is the problem.
Do you not understand the two issues being discussed here? One is the ISP's keeping it throttled and not expanding/upgrading enough for what they're charging, and the other is that we're falling behind and paying more for what other countries have.

[Gasser64]

You must get a good connection down there that even makes South Korea and Sweden jealous.

Whats your connection speed? I have charter and pay $30 something a month and get 60mbps. Now of course it aint the fastest. But its pretty far from the slowest. Really just for personal needs i cant see a need to go faster for the foreseeable future. Im trying to understand your complaint. Do you live in an area where you cant get cable? I used to live in an area where I had dsl which was 2.3bmps.

[racrguy]

Some of you motherfucks don't have a single clue what you're talking about...

[exlude]

Then you are free to start your own company, compete and offer these speeds for a price you think is fair.

Get started.

Disband the monopolies and make it a competitive marketplace and that sounds good. Wait, that's regulation.

[exlude]

Not only this but if these ISP's can do this for financial gain then why aren't they? Why do I have a FIOS connection right now that is neutral if there is so much money to be made by throttling my connection based on content? It all seems like a bunch of bullshit scaremongering. Where is all this abuse at and if it hasn't happened yet (for whatever reason) then why not wait until there is an actual problem to start dolling out new regulatory standards or whatever the fuck these guys want to pass?

Going back to what Boost Addict said, I am just not buying it. Fool me once and all that....

It's already happened though. Netflix, one of the largest content providers on the internet, was throttled by the major ISPs. They offered to set up peering with these ISPs but were refused. It wasn't until Netflix agreed to massive ransoms that they were allowed to peer and service returned to normal. (note: I typed this before I read the rest of the thread)

In 2007 Comcast was caught interfering with P2P traffic.

Consumers of both mobile and home broadband are already throttled once they reach certain data amounts as well, for no legitimate reason. This was mostly kept secret until revealed by outside sources. Those unlimited plans where you can download X amount of data then are throttled to a speed that will prevent you from downloading anything for the rest of the month.

It was a concern back when Comcast acquired NBC universal, and part of the deal was Comcast would adhere to the principles of net neutrality. That will last until 2019 and they've already started breaking their agreement.

In this thread I still see people beating their collective heads against the wall chanting that the government will ruin it if they run the ISPs. THAT'S NOT HOW THIS WORKS.

This really isn't about a ton more regulation over the internet. It's based on improving the loopholes from the 2010 Open Internet Order that Verizon was able to get removed by a court in early 2014. It's about not deregulating the internet so ISPs can create service tiers. Classifying the internet as a utility, as it has come to be, is a good start on insuring equal access without paywalls or private censorship.

[CexMashean]

Well, you can fucking "lollercoaster" all you want, a single incident of something doesn't warrant action by the government.

It's not a single incident. Not by far.
Stick that head further into the sand. You must get a good connection down there that even makes South Korea and Sweden jealous.