Obama urges FCC to protect net neutrality

[Oasis]

http://www.statetechmagazine.com/article/2013/02/average-internet-connection-speed-every-state-america

Average all those together and you get ~7
And like I said, I'm just speculating. If I'm wrong you can politely correct me and I'll shut up

Ah no, I understand where I fumbled on your post now. Sorry about that.

I love how sites are spinning this: "Obama is calling for regulation of the Internet to keep it more free and open." While that is clearly a contradiction, it's simply not true, lol. He's saying regulate the providers, not the sites that make up the internet.

[Ad Bot]

[ZombieDude]

Huzzah!

[Wrapperup]

for me, obama was the worst president
now hes the best president

[Rockinboy2000]

the only sane thing that has came from this presidency so far

[Nal]

It wasnt going to go anywhere anyways
Literally nobody should be surprised

[ZombieDude]

for me, obama was the worst president
now hes the best president

qft

[ultimamax]

Without net neutrality, ISPs can (and will) make websites and tech companies pay out the ass for unthrottled traffic. Smaller sites and companies will fail to pay, leaving us with a very small selection of usable websites. It'll be like cable. (aka stuff)

Obama is just covering his ass. He appointed the FCC chairman, a former lobbyist against net neutrality. What a loving prick.

[Headcrab Zombie]

"`Net Neutrality' is Obamacare for the Internet," declared Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas
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This makes zero sense and is clearly just to scare people who don't know what this is about

[WaterOre]

I like it how people who are opposed to this really think a fast lane can be created without needing a cheaper slow lane and that there's nothing stopping the companies from making the current lane the fast lane

[Ipquarx]

I like it how people who are opposed to this really think a fast lane can be created without needing a cheaper slow lane and that there's nothing stopping the companies from making the current lane the fast ane

All the current companies (With the exception of google fiber, which has been held back by lawsuit threats from the big internet companies) are far too cheap. With net neutrality, companies would be forced to offer the best speed for all clients for the lowest price to get more users than other companies. That's how it would work.

[Headcrab Zombie]

I like it how people who are opposed to this really think a fast lane can be created without needing a cheaper slow lane and that there's nothing stopping the companies from making the current lane the fast lane

The 'fast lane' and 'slow lane' don't mean different priced consumer internet plans. Those already exist
It means ISPs charging websites money to not slow down all traffic from the website to the ISP and it's customers, and websites who pay money to the ISPs getting priority. Regardless of customer's service plan.
An ISP could completely block netflix in order to make you pay for their streaming service (or the service of a competitor who paid them money)
Smaller or newer companies with less revenue would have no chance at competing against companies who are able to afford to pay ISPs

[Ipquarx]

AT&T, TWC, and Verizon stocks have already fallen due to the video.

[Blake1]

Edit: Even loving better:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/11/10/obama-wants-ban-on-internet-fast-lane-deals/

This is basically fox news in a nutshell lol
"obama has an opinion guys lets bash it!!!!!111!1"
so much for fair and balanced

[Lego lad]

the only sane thing that has came from this presidency so far

This is basically fox news in a nutshell lol
"obama has an opinion guys lets bash it!!!!!111!1"
so much for fair and balanced

but thats how blf works

[Clear Glass]

hey look he's doing something right