FCC plan would give Internet providers power to choose the sites customers see

Re:FCC plan would give Internet providers power to choose th... by guiambros on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @02:01PM (#15750550)

> The argument that Netflix needs to pay Comcast is absurd.

Absurd for you, not for the carriers. And, unfortunately, they are the ones dealing the cards now.

Outrageous, for sure, but according to Chairman Pai's plan, carriers will be able to charge both consumers and content providers.

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Re:FCC plan would give Internet providers power to choose th... by jimktrains2 on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @06:05PM (#15752510)

> Absurd for you, not for the carriers.

Yup, and only because those same carriers are making competition impossible, if not illegal.

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Re:FCC plan would give Internet providers power to choose th... by mring33621 on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @02:41PM (#15750877)

That's fine. If the charges are onerous enough, then the content providers may choose to build new carriers of their own.

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Re:FCC plan would give Internet providers power to choose th... by nathan_long on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @03:30PM (#15751254)

> the content providers may choose to build new carriers of their own

Oh sure. Suppose I'm about to found yaymoviesyay.com to compete with Netflix. I learn that if I don't pay Comcast, its subscribers can't use my site. Same deal for AT&T and Charter.

Before this rule change, my cost to do business was "hosting costs."

Now it's either:

    A) hosting costs + payola to ISPs
    B) hosting costs + cost of building my own last-mile network

Guess how likely I am to start that new business?

    A) Super incredibly unlikely
    B) Ridiculously unlikely
    C) Extremely, ludicrously unlikely

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Re:FCC plan would give Internet providers power to choose th... by notirk on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @02:52PM (#15750968)

That's fine?! Consider the fixed costs of building a new carrier! Today's carriers will price it below where it makes sense to "build your own carrier", these costs will be distributed among consumers and we'll all be paying more for the same access we have today. The only difference is today's carriers have higher profits and a stranglehold on our access to the internet.

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Re:FCC plan would give Internet providers power to choose th... by s73ver_ on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @07:16PM (#15753012)

I'd rather not hope and pray that they're able to do this. Plus, I know that in many parts of the country, they won't be interested.

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