Hopefully this ruling will be appealed.
Net neutrality is now officially on life support. Here?s what happens next.
The FCC voted in a 3-2 party-line vote to end net neutrality, despite overwhelming bipartisan support for it.
By Aja Romano@ajaromano Updated Dec 14, 2017, 5:52pm EST
... Net neutrality mandated that ISPs display all websites, at the same speed, to all sources of internet traffic. Without net neutrality, all bets are off.
That means ISPs will be free to control what you access on the internet, meaning they will be able to block access to specific websites and pieces of software that interact with the internet.
They might charge you more or less money to access specific ?bundles? of certain websites, much as cable television providers do now ? but instead of ?basic cable,? you might be forced to pay for access to more than a ?basic? number of websites, as this popular pro-net neutrality graphic illustrates:
[See article]
ISPs will also be able to control how quickly you?re served webpages, how quickly you can download and upload things, and in what contexts you can access which websites, depending on how much money you pay them.
They?ll be able tocharge you more to access sites you currently visit for free, cap how much data you?re allowed to use, redirect you from sites you are trying to use to sites they want you to use instead, and block you from being able to access apps, products, and information offered by their competitors or other companies they don?t like.
They can even block you from being able to access information on certain topics, news events, or issues they don?t want you to know about...
The FCC voted in a 3-2 party-line vote to end net neutrality, despite overwhelming bipartisan support for it.
By Aja Romano@ajaromano Updated Dec 14, 2017, 5:52pm EST
... Net neutrality mandated that ISPs display all websites, at the same speed, to all sources of internet traffic. Without net neutrality, all bets are off.
That means ISPs will be free to control what you access on the internet, meaning they will be able to block access to specific websites and pieces of software that interact with the internet.
They might charge you more or less money to access specific ?bundles? of certain websites, much as cable television providers do now ? but instead of ?basic cable,? you might be forced to pay for access to more than a ?basic? number of websites, as this popular pro-net neutrality graphic illustrates:
[See article]
ISPs will also be able to control how quickly you?re served webpages, how quickly you can download and upload things, and in what contexts you can access which websites, depending on how much money you pay them.
They?ll be able tocharge you more to access sites you currently visit for free, cap how much data you?re allowed to use, redirect you from sites you are trying to use to sites they want you to use instead, and block you from being able to access apps, products, and information offered by their competitors or other companies they don?t like.
They can even block you from being able to access information on certain topics, news events, or issues they don?t want you to know about...
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