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Re:FCC weakens net neutrality rule in a prelude to larger ro... by throwaway729 on Friday February 24, 2017 @03:06PM (#13727333)
So there's "internetworking, peering and transit contract negotiation", etc.

And then there's "Comcast allowed to bundle internal video streaming platform with bandwidth in order to compete against Netflix"

It's completely trivial for the FCC to allow the former and clamp down hard on the latter.

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Re:FCC weakens net neutrality rule in a prelude to larger ro... by jerkstate on Friday February 24, 2017 @03:17PM (#13727474)
Eisenach wrote some papers on using existing antitrust laws rather than NN laws to punish anticompetitive behavior, which I think is reasonable. Apply the laws we already have, don't make new laws that prevent reasonable behavior.
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Re:FCC weakens net neutrality rule in a prelude to larger ro... by leereeves on Friday February 24, 2017 @08:27PM (#13729457)
Antitrust laws may not prevent bundling and other anti-competitive behavior.

For example, Apple has so far been allowed to bundle Apple apps with phones, forbid any competing apps, and require developers to distribute apps through the App Store.

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Re:FCC weakens net neutrality rule in a prelude to larger ro... by cbuq on Friday February 24, 2017 @09:57PM (#13729750)
I see the main difference here being you don't need to buy an Apple phone
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Re:FCC weakens net neutrality rule in a prelude to larger ro... by leereeves on Friday February 24, 2017 @10:11PM (#13729791)
The same argument would be made in areas where you can choose between DSL and cable Internet.

Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if satellite and wireless Internet were offered as evidence of sufficient competition in the market.

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Re:FCC weakens net neutrality rule in a prelude to larger ro... by vertex-four on Sunday February 26, 2017 @06:46AM (#13736793)
Indeed - a 256kbps connection provides sufficient competition with a 1gbps connection in the eyes of the courts so far.
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Re:FCC weakens net neutrality rule in a prelude to larger ro... by diminoten on Friday February 24, 2017 @06:32PM (#13728932)
Why is it trivial?
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