Comcast lost?

[95b16coupe]

wow, this doesnt' happen often. thank god though. something actually good for the consumers.

FCC backs new rules governing Internet - MarketWatch

 

[K2e2vin]

SSSSWweeeetttt

 

[D16Civic]

excellent.

 

[E_SolSi]

 

[Drake]

To bad they left out wireless networks ie: cell phones. Some netbooks have 3G chip sets in them as do a lot of tablets. This is a tough nut to crack from what I have read. On the one hand I don't want to have comcast telling me that I cannot watch Netflix, or charge me an extraordinarily high fee to do so because they want to push their product. But I don't like the idea of the government telling a private organization what they can and cannot do with their property. I am still on the fence but I have been doing some studying and research on the issue. It isn't nearly as cut and dry as they would have us believe.

 

[eg6sir]

eh.. i have Brighthouse w/ Roadrunner Turbo Internet.. i think its basically Time Warner.. no worries here

 

[Briansol]

Read it again. This is NOT good news.

net neutrality no longer exists.

The government, much like china and iran, now has the power to control the internet.
it has NOTHING to do with comcast or AT&T/etc other the fact that they help write the law to put it in their best interests.

FCC breaks Obama's promise on Net Neutrality: 3 things you need to know | Progressive Change Campaign Committee



obama has lied to us all, yet again.

 

[dragonswap420]

edit....

 

[invisibledemon]

start a new thread. not in the members lounge either.

 

[95b16coupe]

Read it again. This is NOT good news.
Obama has lied to us all, yet again.

as with anything with politics, there is give and take.

this is a win

Under these rules, cable-television and phone companies that control Internet networks, such as AT&T Inc and Comcast Corp. would be barred from blocking access to competing applications such Internet telephony or to other Web sites like Google or Netflix Inc.

comcast wanted to be able to charge a monthly access fee for netflix because it was a direct competitor to ondemand.

 

[Briansol]

when the government decides to ban porn, don't say i didn't tell you so.

and you can replace 'porn' with anything else that people can't seem to agree on, like the .torrent extention, or anything else

 

[95b16coupe]

I'm not talking about that. Comcast bills stations to be allowed onto cable packages. Comcast was going to block Netflix unless Netflix and the customer pay extra. Sort of like having hbo or showtime.

 

[Briansol]

netflix already charged for this service with their recent rate hike.

 

[SlushboxTeggy]

when the government decides to ban porn, don't say i didn't tell you so.

That will just lead to a bunch of pimple faced albinos with extremely strong right hooks coming out of their caves. Guarantee if they ban porn, murder and assault rates will sky rocket. How else is a man to release some tension?

 

[95b16coupe]

netflix already charged for this service with their recent rate hike.

i was under the belief that netflix is raising fees to cover the $500 million or whatever they spent in licensing and access agreements. along with improving service and selection.

but if you check out comcast, they are a bunch of fuckwads. our government is worried about steriods and other bullshit, yet when consumers get fucked by a major monopoly, they turn a blind eye while holding out a money greased hand behind their back.

comcast to charge for netflix - Google Search=