Ajit Pai confirmed as new head of the FCC

Re:Ajit Pai confirmed as new head of the FCC by wmf on Monday January 23, 2017 @07:47PM (#13467843)

Net neutrality advocates want very limited technological progress: they want faster speeds but no other "innovation" from ISPs. So regulation is the perfect tool.

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Re:Ajit Pai confirmed as new head of the FCC by dragonwriter on Monday January 23, 2017 @07:58PM (#13467911)

> Net neutrality advocates want very limited technological progress

Untrue of any of the net neutrality advocates I know.

Net neutrality advocates don't see the oligopolistic (and often regionally monopolistic) market for internet access as one that positions ISPs in the US to be agents of rapid technology change in any circumstances.

Assuming that those who disagree with you about policy must agree with you about facts (e.g., what would happen in the absence of their preferred policy) is a good way to assure that your inferences about their motivation will be wildly incorrect.

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Re:Ajit Pai confirmed as new head of the FCC by wmf on Monday January 23, 2017 @09:02PM (#13468236)

Note that I am mostly a net neutrality advocate. I agree that ISPs aren't very innovative and I would further add that virtually all of their "innovations" are anti-consumer.

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Re:Ajit Pai confirmed as new head of the FCC by endemic on Monday January 23, 2017 @09:13PM (#13468272)

What other sorts of innovations do ISPs have to offer? Admittedly I'm a curmudgeon, but all I want is decent service at a fair price...

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Re:Ajit Pai confirmed as new head of the FCC by wmf on Monday January 23, 2017 @09:33PM (#13468353)

Throttling video to prevent you from going over your cap (T-Mobile).

Spying on you and selling that information to reduce your bill (AT&T).

Extorting money from CDNs (Comcast).

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