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AndyTiedye

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39. They Want their Role as Gatekeepers Back

Wed Feb 19, 2014, 09:40 PM

Feb 2014

With cable TV, THEY DECIDE what you can watch. If they don't want you to see it, you don't.
They intend to do the same for the Internet.

First slow down the sites that won't give them a piece of the action, like traffic in Fort Lee. Slow down to the point you just can't get there.
Eventually they will block them entirely, and redirect us to their own sites or their "marketing partners".

They own much of the backbone too.

We may have to effectively rebuild the Internet around them.
Local WiFi and mesh can go a long way at the community level.
Not sure what to do about the long-hauls.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] lostincalifornia Feb 2014 OP

This is only the begininng of things to come, folks... n/t Earth_First Feb 2014 #1

Anyone have that ala carte graphic durablend Feb 2014 #2

This? Earth_First Feb 2014 #4

This ^^^^ ctsnowman Feb 2014 #13

Then we'll be back at Listservs. But we can keep planning the Revolution there. n/t TygrBright Feb 2014 #17

Before we get hysterical, let's remember DU traffic is like a grain of sand kysrsoze Feb 2014 #28

Alot of companies dont forget now have data caps cstanleytech Feb 2014 #37

I'd rather the carriers stop creating scarcity with anticompetitive regulation kristopher Feb 2014 #38

Where's the FCC? This is the very definition of Net Neutrality destruction. KeepItReal Feb 2014 #3

The FCC lost "Verizon v FCC" in the Supreme Court groundloop Feb 2014 #7

FCC can reclassify the providers without Congress KeepItReal Feb 2014 #11

Which sounds like it isn't going to happen durablend Feb 2014 #20

Then people need to REALLY start fucking with Verizon. loudsue Feb 2014 #26

And so it begins. nt Javaman Feb 2014 #5

Well that escalated quickly. Lasher Feb 2014 #6

Policy Has Consequences cantbeserious Feb 2014 #8

Time to separate content from carriers. Make them dumb pipes on point Feb 2014 #9

That's what net neutrality is all about. Lasher Feb 2014 #12

Except that he DOES support it... Dr Hobbitstein Feb 2014 #24

But do they really? Lasher Feb 2014 #32

Meanwhile, in Google Fiber land... 1000Mbps up AND 1000Mbps down, no caps, no throttling.. tridim Feb 2014 #10

Unless something changes to facilitate google to rollout fiber nationwide it will take a long long lostincalifornia Feb 2014 #14

I'm happy for you, but ... naturallyselected Feb 2014 #19

Never say never Major Nikon Feb 2014 #33

they hate bad pr dembotoz Feb 2014 #15

As it has been planned all along. We dropped Verizon a long time ago. Damn asscarrots! L0oniX Feb 2014 #16

I have Verizon FIOS and have witnessed the slowdown with Netflix. It's atrocious what Verizon valerief Feb 2014 #18

Recommend jsr Feb 2014 #21

We subscribe to Netflix but don't subscribe to cable TV. JDPriestly Feb 2014 #22

They Want their Role as Gatekeepers Back AndyTiedye Feb 2014 #39

Easy enough fix SwankyXomb Feb 2014 #23

What do you mean, Swank? How does that work? loudsue Feb 2014 #29

Safe harbor affords them limited immunity SwankyXomb Feb 2014 #36

Here's a thought,...increase the speed instead of lowering demand.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #25

Sweet cable management... nt Earth_First Feb 2014 #30

Verizon has a streaming deal with RedBox. ForgoTheConsequence Feb 2014 #27

Yup. Same thing is going on with Cable/Sat and content providers kysrsoze Feb 2014 #31

America's internet sucks, and it's going to get worse. Third-world quality. chrisa Feb 2014 #34

I'm still betting durablend Feb 2014 #35