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Re:As the U.S. Retreats, Canada Doubles Down on Net Neutrality by ekianjo on Saturday December 16, 2017 @01:09AM (#15938069)
Its not about cost but if internet access is expensive or constrained in bandwidth it severly limits its utility.
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Re:As the U.S. Retreats, Canada Doubles Down on Net Neutrality by tjoff on Saturday December 16, 2017 @03:28AM (#15938494)
It doesn't. At all.

If anything it makes it even worse, where prioritizing one type of data has an even bigger impact and can quickly cement the presence of companies such as facebook and obliterate any competitors.

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Re:As the U.S. Retreats, Canada Doubles Down on Net Neutrality by ekianjo on Saturday December 16, 2017 @07:55AM (#15939334)
> It doesn't. At all.

Not At all? Are you sure? Ever tried to use video streaming services when your bandwidth is capped at 10 Gb per month?

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Re:As the U.S. Retreats, Canada Doubles Down on Net Neutrality by tjoff on Saturday December 16, 2017 @09:50AM (#15939747)
Yes, I'm positive.

> Ever tried to use video streaming services when your bandwidth is capped at 10 Gb per month?

That's the whole point. You can't. But hey, lucky for you your ISP has partnered up with netflix, and thus netflix streaming doesn't count towards that data cap. Awesome huh?

Most customers will think so. But in reality it's nothing but a death blow to all of netflix competitors.

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