Net Neutrality to go into effect 20th Nov

[G36E]

FCC finalizes open internet rules. Time for the lawsuits to begin.

 

[Kobrag]

Why would the American FCC have any duristiction over foreign companies?

 

[Evilknightz]

Well. We sort of possess the internet.

 

[G36E]

Why would the American FCC have any jurisdiction over foreign companies?

It's only in the United States, naturally.

 

[Verbeek]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NDPT0Ph5rA

 

[Pharaoh Llandy]

Well. We sort of possess the internet.

We'll make our own internet. A better internet. With beer, and blackjack, and hookers.

 

[Lord Burgess1]

We could let women in on it as well!

 

[K-64]

Well. We sort of possess the internet.

We'll make our own internet. A better internet. With beer, and blackjack, and hookers.

Make it chanless and we're golden

 

[Temuzu]

We could let women in on it as well!

I like the sound of that.

 

[Archonsod]

Why would the American FCC have any duristiction over foreign companies?

They don't. Part of the idea here is to give them some teeth over US companies, but it's unlikely to work.

 

[The Cow Dude]

First, transparency: fixed and mobile broadband providers must disclose the network management practices, performance characteristics, and commercial terms of their broadband services. Second, no blocking: fixed broadband providers may not block lawful content, applications, services, or non-harmful devices; mobile broadband providers may not block lawful websites, or block applications that compete with their voice or video telephony services. Third, no unreasonable discrimination: fixed broadband providers may not unreasonably discriminate in transmitting lawful network traffic.

Sounds like less throttling in american ISPs. Don't see what's wrong with that.

Not like I'm affected by it at all though .

 

[Archonsod]

Means ISP's actually have to invest in their network and not oversell their capacity.

 

[Captain_Octavius]

Well. We sort of possess the internet.

Yep, all servers are located in the USA. Without the USA, internet ceases to exist.

 

[Kevlar]

Well. We sort of possess the internet.

Have fun putting even more americans in jail for nothing then.

 

[Jock]

We could let women in on it as well!

I like the sound of that.

Very few women, so finding one is a rare thing.

 

[El Perro Finlandese]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1QCBF3h_tM

 

[Wheem]

Well. We sort of possess the internet.

Yep, all servers are located in the USA. Without the USA, internet ceases to exist.

It's not just that, I'm pretty sure Al Gore still owns the rights to it.

 

[RalliX]

Well, here's two viewpoints on it(Net-Neutrality).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLVAj-S1cvQ&feature=related
The above is what I agree with. The below is what I agreed with before watching the above.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZnUcadqjjQ

I feel that the second video displays the Private sector abusing it's consumers. I feel that the first video displays what happens when said consumers go to the government for help; they lose their freedoms to government regulation.

The difference perhaps between you and me is that I feel it a harmful thing, whilst others, maybe Archonsod, feel differently.

 

[Tuckles]

Can anyone give me a gist of what this Net Neutrality bill thing is?

i. Transparency.  Fixed and mobile broadband providers must disclose the network
management practices, performance characteristics, and terms and conditions of their
broadband services;

ii. No blocking.  Fixed broadband providers may not block lawful content, applications,
services, or non-harmful devices; mobile broadband providers may not block lawful
websites, or block applications that compete with their voice or video telephony
services; and

iii. No unreasonable discrimination.  Fixed broadband providers may not unreasonably
discriminate in transmitting lawful network traffic.

Is this it? If this is the gist of the bill, I don't get the 1st video's argument. It says nothing about equally shared bandwidth. The closest thing to that is (iii), but even the third article says that they can't unreasonably discriminate, his hospital MRI argument is then moot.

Also, how do ISPs sell internet in the US? Don't you guys get fixed bandwidths per month as well as speed?

 

[RalliX]

Can anyone give me a gist of what this Net Neutrality bill thing is?

i. Transparency.  Fixed and mobile broadband providers must disclose the network
management practices, performance characteristics, and terms and conditions of their
broadband services;

ii. No blocking.  Fixed broadband providers may not block lawful content, applications,
services, or non-harmful devices; mobile broadband providers may not block lawful
websites, or block applications that compete with their voice or video telephony
services; and

iii. No unreasonable discrimination.  Fixed broadband providers may not unreasonably
discriminate in transmitting lawful network traffic.

Is this it? If this is the gist of the bill, I don't get the 1st video's argument. It says nothing about equally shared bandwidth. The closest thing to that is (iii), but even the third article says that they can't unreasonably discriminate, his hospital MRI argument is then moot.

Also, how do ISPs sell internet in the US? Don't you guys get fixed bandwidths per month as well as speed?

The thing is, the bill is probably not summed in those three statements. Those are the bill's goals, I surmise.