FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues
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TLDR: ISPs will be bashing each other and using NN to justify charging you more for less...
Yesterday I called WOW cable to renegotiate my internet service as my contract promotional period had expired. Comcast was offering 100/15 for $44.99, I was currently paying $55 for 30/5. After getting past the initial sales person, I'm on with retention... I explain to them what Comcast was offering, so she repeats some garbage offer which still isn't even close to Comcast. So when I repeat that it's not even close, she brings up NN and reassures me how serious WOW is about an unregulated internet and how terrible Comcast will be, and that WOW's 60Mbps service would likely be better than Comcast's 100Mbps service because we all know they'll be throttling everything they can. I ended up with 100Mbps from them for $39.99/month.
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@bnrstnr said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:
TLDR: ISPs will be bashing each other and using NN to justify charging you more for less...
Yesterday I called WOW cable to renegotiate my internet service as my contract promotional period had expired. Comcast was offering 100/15 for $44.99, I was currently paying $55 for 30/5. After getting past the initial sales person, I'm on with retention... I explain to them what Comcast was offering, so she repeats some garbage offer which still isn't even close to Comcast. So when I repeat that it's not even close, she brings up NN and reassures me how serious WOW is about an unregulated internet and how terrible Comcast will be, and that WOW's 60Mbps service would likely be better than Comcast's 100Mbps service because we all know they'll be throttling everything they can. I ended up with 100Mbps from them for $39.99/month.
She has a point - and I do fully expect to pay a higher price because of it as long as NN isn't a law.
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@mlnews said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:
I don't want to sound surprised, so meh.
Anyone who took 15 minutes to look at the options could've came up with this information.
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@dustinb3403 said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:
@mlnews said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:
I don't want to sound surprised, so meh.
Anyone who took 15 minutes to look at the options could've came up with this information.
For profit vs non profit, yet there is still enough money left over in the charges for municipality ISP to pay for other city services, according to the article.
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@dashrender said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:
@dustinb3403 said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:
@mlnews said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:
I don't want to sound surprised, so meh.
Anyone who took 15 minutes to look at the options could've came up with this information.
For profit vs non profit, yet there is still enough money left over in the charges for municipality ISP to pay for other city services, according to the article.
That is an update to commenters questions, not an official part of the article. Although it would be interesting to see that information (if it exists in the data set)
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In a surprise twist AT&T calls on lawmakers to draft and pass an Internet Bill of Rights for Consumers.
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They are going to write the law to benefit themselves, get it sponsored by shitbags in the House and Senate, it passes, everybody loses except ATT CMCSA VZW.
Most laws passed by congress are now written by lawyers from corporations or lobbyist and then sponsored by congresspeople. -
Now I wonder why they would, my guess is they are realizing they might end up paying way more to offer their services which will hurt their customers and thus them in turn...
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New York's governor signs executive order similar to Montana, requiring ISPs to adhere to Net Neutrality rules.
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@dustinb3403 said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:
New York's governor signs executive order similar to Montana, requiring ISPs to adhere to Net Neutrality rules.
Go NY!
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@scottalanmiller said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:
@dustinb3403 said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:
New York's governor signs executive order similar to Montana, requiring ISPs to adhere to Net Neutrality rules.
Go NY!
It's good news. I'm hoping that the FCC doesn't preempt these Executive orders though.
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@coliver said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:
@scottalanmiller said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:
@dustinb3403 said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:
New York's governor signs executive order similar to Montana, requiring ISPs to adhere to Net Neutrality rules.
Go NY!
It's good news. I'm hoping that the FCC doesn't preempt these Executive orders though.
They already attempted to in their repeal order. 22 or 23 states are suing the FCC over their repeal, so this will go to court as well.
