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Re:F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules by ddebernardy on Thursday December 14, 2017 @02:42PM (#15926127)
> ISPs can either (1) increase bandwidth in order to increase the amount of packets that get through, (2) throttle Netflix which they can't do under net neutrality, (3) charge Netflix (and Google, Facebook, etc.) to not get throttled which they can't do under net neutrality either, or (4) neither increase bandwidth nor throttle Netflix, resulting in all content slowing down and them losing customers to ISPs that will invest in new bandwidth as they should.

FTFY

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Re:F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules by wruza on Friday December 15, 2017 @02:07AM (#15930159)
You’re missing the fact that telecom is less profitable (compared to ads/sub streaming) and when new cool ISP will try to return some investments by charging more or throttling, you’ll throw them over a dick exactly as you did with an old one. ISPs are no fools and will not jump into this trap.

It is your bandwidth that is increasing, not theirs.

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