Big Greedy GOP FCC led by Chairman Ajit Pai
(He always hated the rules, but loves ISP money)
Tossing
Net Neutrality now says: No rules are best rules – “go screw the public, ISPs.” /s/ Ajit Pai, FCC chairman
The original
rules laid out in a regulatory plan that addressed a rapidly changing internet with
broadband service. It was considered a utility under Title II of the Communications
Act, but now gives
the FCC new controls over all internet providers (ISPs).
The old rules
prohibited (established under Obama) - ergo: Why so hated, um?
1.
BLOCKING: Internet service providers (ISPs) could NOT discriminate against any
lawful content by blocking websites or apps.
2.
THROTTLING: ISPs
could NOT slow the transmission of data because of the
nature of the content,
as long as it was legal.
3.
PAID PRIORITIZATION: ISPs could NOT create an internet fast lane for companies and consumers
who paid premiums, and a slow lane for those who didn’t.
Now everyone is worried about:
ISPs will begin willy-nilly
selling the internet in bundles, not unlike cable television packages. You want access to Facebook and
Twitter – well under a bundling system, getting on those sites could require
paying for a premium social media package and those two giants already super
rich will bet richer.
Another major concern
is that consumers could suffer from pay-to-play deals. Without rules prohibiting paid
prioritization, a fast lane could be occupied by big internet and media
companies, as well as affluent households, while everyone else would be left on
the slow lane.
Some small-business
owners are worried: They fear the industry giants could pay to get an
edge and leave them on an unfair playing field.
E-commerce start-ups
have feared that they could end up on the losing end of paid prioritization,
with their websites and services loading more slowly than those run by internet
behemoths. Remote
workers of all kinds, including freelancers and franchisees in our expanding economy,
could similarly face higher costs to do their jobs from home.
My 2 Cents: Equal access and information critical to helping
keep the American public well-informed and well-educated gone. BIG rich ISPs
and others just got richer.
Thanks to this Corporate-minded/owned GOP. Thanks for nothing.
Thanks for stopping by.
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