Re:FCC plan would give Internet providers power to choose th...
by raarts on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @01:01PM
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But your ISP owns you. They will charge YouTube and Amazon as well. You'll end up paying $120/Mo for your connection again.
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Re:FCC plan would give Internet providers power to choose th...
by tehwebguy on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @01:24PM
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And new competition will become less possible as ISPs barrier to entry becomes enournous.
Re:FCC plan would give Internet providers power to choose th...
by ams6110 on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @01:54PM
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I won't, because it's not worth that to me. I pay nearly $100/mo now and the value is already borderline at that price. I guess others might feel it's worth more or that they have no choice.
Re:FCC plan would give Internet providers power to choose th...
by nikdaheratik on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @05:40PM
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So the policy change is a good idea because it won't affect you personally. In which case, why are you wasting our time since it doesn't affect you personally?
Re:FCC plan would give Internet providers power to choose th...
by wishinghand on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @02:15PM
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Right, but you're not seeing that everything else will most likely get higher charges. So you'll stop paying for Netflix and whatever else and they may or may not survive with others making that decision. Amazon will because it has all of these other revenue streams, but its AWS offerings will probably rise in price.
Free alternatives, like being able to stream Youtube, could be in danger of fees too. Google might have some sort of bargain with the government to keep it charge-free (like selling more data on its users). But any other video provider without Google's deep pockets will be in trouble, like Vimeo, Twitch, VHX, or some other company that hasn't even started up yet but might not be able to afford the double-dip.