Current Events > Can someone explain this net neutrality thing to me?

Topic List	Page List: 1
DanHarenChamp 12/14/17 7:50:34 PM #1:	I dont really read much news these days. --- literally the jags <cite>DanHarenChamp posted [p:892232391] in Can someon... [t:76099856]...</cite> <quote>I dont really read much news these days.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
iPhone_7 12/14/17 7:55:47 PM #2:	Companies can now throttle or block access to websites and/or services. Its happened before and it will happen again. Under the new rules approved Thursday, the Comcasts and AT&Ts of the world could slow down or block access to services they don't like or happen to be in competition with. They could also charge higher fees of rivals and make them pay up for higher transmission speeds. They just have to post their policies online or tell the FCC. Such things have happened before. In 2007, for example, The Associated Press found that Comcast was blocking or throttling some file-sharing. And AT&T blocked Skype and other internet calling services on the iPhone until 2009. Thursday's rule change also eliminates certain federal consumer protections, bars state laws that contradict the FCC's approach, and largely transfers oversight of internet service to another agency altogether, the Federal Trade Commission. Angelo Zino, an analyst at CFRA Research, said he expects AT&T and Verizon to be the biggest beneficiaries because the two internet giants can now give priority to the movies, TV shows and other videos or music they provide to viewers. That could hurt rivals such as Sling TV, Amazon, YouTube or startups yet to be born. http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/net-neutrality-vote-nears-brace-long-fight-51782915 --- Sig User Logic http://i.imgur.com/lA5fm7w.jpg <cite>iPhone_7 posted [p:892232689] in Can someon... [t:76099856]...</cite> <quote>Companies can now throttle or block access to websites and/or services. Its happened before and it will happen again. <quote>Under the new rules approved Thursday, the Comcasts and AT&Ts of the world could slow down or block access to services they don't like or happen to be in competition with. They could also charge higher fees of rivals and make them pay up for higher transmission speeds. They just have to post their policies online or tell the FCC. Such things have happened before. In 2007, for example, The Associated Press found that Comcast was blocking or throttling some file-sharing. And AT&T blocked Skype and other internet calling services on the iPhone until 2009. Thursday's rule change also eliminates certain federal consumer protections, bars state laws that contradict the FCC's approach, and largely transfers oversight of internet service to another agency altogether, the Federal Trade Commission. Angelo Zino, an analyst at CFRA Research, said he expects AT&T and Verizon to be the biggest beneficiaries because the two internet giants can now give priority to the movies, TV shows and other videos or music they provide to viewers. That could hurt rivals such as Sling TV, Amazon, YouTube or startups yet to be born.</quote> http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/net-neutrality-vote-nears-brace-long-fight-51782915</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Topic List	Page List: 1