Re:F.C.C. Is Expected to Propose Regulating the Internet as ...
by bsder on Monday February 02, 2015 @02:41PM
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> As in, better be damn happy with the speed you have now because you ain't going to get faster anytime soon.
Yeah, well my internet speed has been stagnant in all the areas I spend decent amounts of time for basically the last 5 years anyway.
Except where Google Fiber threatens to come in.
So, we can revisit this question when Google Fiber is a choice for 80% of the US.
And, Google fiber might be exempt because it won't be a cable provider. That would be an interesting thing, now, wouldn't it?
Re:F.C.C. Is Expected to Propose Regulating the Internet as ...
by sliverstorm on Monday February 02, 2015 @02:35PM
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Going back to the days before cable, when high speed was whatever the regulated its a utility phone company decided I was allowed to have
What did you get, and what did you want instead?
Going back to the days before cable, when high speed was whatever the regulated its a utility phone company decided I was allowed to have
There is no free lunch and regulation will just mean normalization at best, to the lowest allowed numbers. People below the allowed numbers will eventually be put on a schedule where their area will be upgraded, after meetings and such mostly all not public. You might get lucky and see movement in five years.
Where they really need to be acting is mobile data. This is where the real thievery is going on.
I am all for having no fast or slow lanes, but if regulation comes out dictating speeds you can guarantee the lowest allowed levels will be met with gusto