A list of ways to “Break the Internet” for the 48 hours before the FCC vote

Re:A list of ways to “Break the Internet” for the 48 hours b... by GuB-42 on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @08:57PM (#15911379)

The issue, I think is not about net neutrality laws. It is the lack of competition between ISPs. And this is what the government should enforce, for example by requiring established ISPs to rent their lines at a reasonable price and make access to utility poles easier.

In countries where there is competition, there is no need for net neutrality laws, because people don't want arbitrary restrictions, and they will naturally vote for net neutrality with their wallets.

Furthermore, net neutrality rules don't solve every problem, because it doesn't deal with peering. For example if an ISP is also a content provider, they can connect their servers directly to their backbone, it will be fast. But their competitor isn't, which mean traffic will have to go through the global internet, which can result in congestion. Effectively having a fast lane without explicitly violating net neutrality: they don't discriminate traffic, they just deploy their network following their best interests.

I'm not saying that it is a bad idea to enforce net neutrality, but IMHO, the priority should be to restore competition.

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Re:A list of ways to “Break the Internet” for the 48 hours b... by ploxiln on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @09:33PM (#15911580)

I roughly agree, but I'm guessing the big ISPs will like that even less. Like most big problems in the US, the best solutions seem completely impossible, because big changes are too hard to get enough people to agree on.

So you'll often see the biggest support for fighting a "bad" change, "holding the line" at the current compromise.

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