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hunter

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10. Net Neutrality makes competition among the big players, Google, Netflix, Comcast, etc., possible...

Thu Feb 26, 2015, 04:04 PM

Feb 2015

... but it also protects individuals, the smaller business players, and emerging industries.

Net neutrality means you pay a fair price for the size of the pipe leading into and out of your home and business. The provider can't favor their own content and lock you in or out of programming as the current cable television industry does.

The cable television industry is technologically obsolete wherever high speed internet exists. Functionally everything is à la carte now, even the "packages" of cable, satellite, and broadcast television.

High speed internet broke the old business models and the owners of these obsolete business models chose to fight with dirty politics rather than adapt.

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Yay! Net Neutrality Prevails In Historic FCC Vote/Huffpost [View all] Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2015 OP

K&R. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2015 #1

Now come the lawsuits that will wend their way to the Supreme Court. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2015 #2

If a Repub becomes president couldn't they appoint a new chair of the FCC rurallib Feb 2015 #16

In order to change it, the next President would have to go through a long process Agnosticsherbet Feb 2015 #20

Thanks rurallib Feb 2015 #22

Oh Hell yes. 99Forever Feb 2015 #3

I don't know that it's so much the oligarchs lost, it's which oligarchs won. Silent3 Feb 2015 #4

Net Neutrality makes competition among the big players, Google, Netflix, Comcast, etc., possible... hunter Feb 2015 #10

+ all I have in my pocket...and wallet! nt DocMac Feb 2015 #15

I hope you don't take anything I said as an argument against any of what you just said... Silent3 Feb 2015 #23

Wow. Color this cynic pleasantly chagrined. closeupready Feb 2015 #5

Before cheering it I'd like to know what was actually in the plan. n/t PoliticAverse Feb 2015 #6

Bravo to the millions of Americans that spoke out and got Mr. Wheeler rhett o rick Feb 2015 #7

Aaron Swartz would be so pleased. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2015 #19

We can get **** done if we make a iandhr Feb 2015 #8

Another DU prognastication goes poof ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #9

Another "victory" for the Combustible Hair Club!!!! JoePhilly Feb 2015 #12

That second link is quite eye opening. joshcryer Feb 2015 #13

They'll take credit for it. JoePhilly Feb 2015 #21

"This means an inevitable return to the courts for net neutrality rules" - Fred Upton, R-Mich. Kablooie Feb 2015 #11

The Republicans always depend on Bush appointed judges to get their way. joshcryer Feb 2015 #14

This is fantastic news. Marr Feb 2015 #17

This only happened because... Helen Borg Feb 2015 #18