HEMI6point1
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Justice Dept. against ‘Net neutrality’ - Tech News & Reviews - MSNBC.com
Yep, net neutrality is dead. Shot down.
To cut down all the tech stuff, here's what this means now in non-techie terms. If you have cable TV, then you know they have price tiers for certain "premium" channels. Like if you want HBO or Cinemax, then you'll have to pay extra.
Well now with the demise of net neutrality, companies are now free to restrict access to and charge extra for sites or services they feel is "premium" or uses more bandwidth. For example, let's say that Comcast feels that video hosting sites like Youtube or adult sites are taking up too much of their bandwidth or is considered "premium content." They can block you from accessing those sites until you upgrade your service to include access to this "premium content."
ISPs have said that the reason why they oppose net neutrality is because over the last 5 years the type of content people are downloading and viewing has put a strain on their equipment, leading to slowdowns and service interruptions. ISPs say that if they charge people a fee to access sites or services that are classified as premium content or high in bandwidth usage then they can use that money to upgrade their equipment. BULLSHIT! They're not going to change a thing, they'll just use the extra money to line their pockets more.
And this is just another instance of the current government siding with companies instead of the consumer, just so they can screw us out of our hard earned money. AGAIN.
Yep, net neutrality is dead. Shot down.
To cut down all the tech stuff, here's what this means now in non-techie terms. If you have cable TV, then you know they have price tiers for certain "premium" channels. Like if you want HBO or Cinemax, then you'll have to pay extra.
Well now with the demise of net neutrality, companies are now free to restrict access to and charge extra for sites or services they feel is "premium" or uses more bandwidth. For example, let's say that Comcast feels that video hosting sites like Youtube or adult sites are taking up too much of their bandwidth or is considered "premium content." They can block you from accessing those sites until you upgrade your service to include access to this "premium content."
ISPs have said that the reason why they oppose net neutrality is because over the last 5 years the type of content people are downloading and viewing has put a strain on their equipment, leading to slowdowns and service interruptions. ISPs say that if they charge people a fee to access sites or services that are classified as premium content or high in bandwidth usage then they can use that money to upgrade their equipment. BULLSHIT! They're not going to change a thing, they'll just use the extra money to line their pockets more.
And this is just another instance of the current government siding with companies instead of the consumer, just so they can screw us out of our hard earned money. AGAIN.
