(12-16-2017, 10:44 PM)EricC85 Wrote: I'm not saying the idea of net neutrality is bad but I question if the FCC oversight is helpful or harmful towards the goal of a free and open internet. I don't see the incentive for ISP to purposefully slow their servers. If they did it to increase charges for better access that is already the norm, there's always tiered packages with better speeds based on payment. I don't believe the hyperbole they'd set up a payment for specific access program there's nothing indicating that would be a profitable venture.

The real problem is state sponsored monopolies. If you really want a free and open internet eliminate local governments ability to auction exclusive isp contracts based on geography.

The is every incentive to slow services, which is exactly what Verizon did with netflix which was one of the precursors to the whole 2015  Net Neutrality rules.  When people are talking about tiered packages the different speeds arent what they mean.  When verizon did it, it didnt matter if you were paying for 100mbs of speed, they would slow your access to netflix to unwatchable speeds as a way to strong arm netflix into coughing up a check.

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