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- F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules
- FCC votes to repeal net neutrality rules
- "Net neutrality is the secret sauce that has made the internet awesome"
- FCC overturns net neutrality rules, but supporters pledge to continue fight
WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission voted on Thursday to dismantle rules regulating the businesses that connect consumers to the internet, granting broadband companies the power to potentially reshape Americans' online experiences.
The agency scrapped the so-called net neutrality regulations that prohibited broadband providers from blocking websites or charging for higher-quality service or certain content. The federal government will also no longer regulate high-speed internet delivery as if it were a utility, like phone service.
The action reversed the agency's 2015 decision, during the Obama administration, to have stronger oversight over broadband providers as Americans have migrated to the internet for most communications. It reflected the view of the Trump administration and the new F.C.C. chairman that unregulated business will eventually yield innovation and help the economy.
It will take weeks for the repeal to go into effect, so consumers will not see any of the potential changes right away. But the political and legal fight started immediately. Numerous Democrats on Capitol Hill called for a bill that would reestablish the rules, and several Democratic state attorneys general, including Eric T. Schneiderman of New York, said they would file a suit to stop the change.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Freeman on Friday December 15 2017, @04:58PM
VNPs slow your internet. Maybe not be a lot, but enough to make an already not great connection even worse. Perhaps, I just don't have a good VPN, or my ISP doesn't like VPNs, beats me. I've tried Mobile broadband and had it right up until the provider closed up shop. They were reselling Sprint data or something like that. Purchasing enough Mobile Data to support a family of 3 isn't going to cut it, cost wise. Also, my 4G LTE data shared over my phone doesn't work as good as it used to. I blame AT&T. You claim Satellite Broadband is an "option". Satellite suffers from the same Data restrictions and pricing as Mobile Data, except it has a built-in 1 second lag. Go ahead and try to do anything that requires a decent ping. (We'll call 50ms or less decent. 1000ms is probable ping with satellite, even it's 1/2 that the point's still the same.) Satellite will only be a viable option, if we can get Satellite providers with 50ms or less ping. I am eagerly awaiting Mr. Musk's plan and others. Otherwise, I don't call, become your own ISP, or pay current ISP $10k to get a line dug to you, reasonable options. Assuming, they'd even dig a line to me for that much.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"