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Re:Ask HN: How can we stop the plan to end net neutrality? by pzone on Monday November 20, 2017 @11:21PM (#15745475)
Net Neutrality proponents have really gone off the deep end. I'd love to see how they react if the only user-visible changes end up being lower monthly bills.
Re:Ask HN: How can we stop the plan to end net neutrality? by jankiel on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @02:25AM (#15746299)
How ending net neutrality can lower my bills?
Re:Ask HN: How can we stop the plan to end net neutrality? by pzone on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @12:22PM (#15749558)
1. Net neutrality places severe binding restrictions on how internet service is provided, and by extension who can provide it. (It's expensive to serve up Netflix if you're banned from offering Netflix privileged pipeline status. It's harder to start a new ISP when any internet service has to follow strict neutrality regulation.)

2. Once it is cheaper and easier to provide internet service, you can expect to see costs fall as the market becomes more competitive as new players enter the market and established players invest in optimizing their infrastructure.

This is the basic argument offered by Pai and other deregulation proponents. And the market doesn't have to be perfectly competitive for this to work out. I have three cable ISP options where I live so I'm not worried.

Re:Ask HN: How can we stop the plan to end net neutrality? by lwansbrough on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @03:28AM (#15755234)
Would it not be better to replace the current regulations with ones that protect internet users while at the same time allow more choice?

Surely there's a better solution than complete deregulation.

Re:Ask HN: How can we stop the plan to end net neutrality? by tarboreus on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @12:53AM (#15745944)
Top ten stupidest comments I've seen on Hacker News. Which, admittedly, is a pretty good site.
Re:Ask HN: How can we stop the plan to end net neutrality? by pzone on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @12:26PM (#15749589)
I love the bandwagon hatred of anyone who suggests ending net neutrality isn't the end of the world! Check out my comment to Jankiel and respond to that instead of screaming that I'm stupid.
Re:Ask HN: How can we stop the plan to end net neutrality? by tarboreus on Friday December 01, 2017 @01:47PM (#15826154)
Not sure that the comment really rises to the level of "hate" or "screaming." This would be screaming:

YOUR COMMENT WAS STUPID!