(12-22-2017, 11:31 AM)Kane Wrote:

(12-21-2017, 07:48 PM)TJBender Wrote: Really? Try and post here without the internet. Try to do your job without the internet. Try to get a job without the internet. Try getting a credit card without the internet, finding a house or apartment, buying a car, paying your bills, managing your bank account, getting a bank account, the list goes on.

Possible? Sure, mostly. Getting a job without access to the internet is all but impossible, and the overwhelming majority of jobs, require internet access. But having access to the internet limited or restricted puts you at an unfair disadvantage, and in many ways will make modern life just this side of impossible. The internet is a necessity and a public utility in 2017, and it shouldn't be throttled or restricted any more than the water company should tell you that [BLEEP] in your guest bathroom toilet will cost an additional $9.99 per month.

Oh... that's right, everything must be over regulated... because regulation works soooo well.

These are monopolies, not small businesses on Main St. They don't play by the same rules that local companies do. They make it impossible for anyone else to infringe on their turf, they gouge their customers for every penny, and now they not only have the FCC's seal of approval to do so, but they can legally hide fees in your bill and make you pay for a social media package, or a Google package, or decide that you're not allowed to view Netflix because they have a deal with Hulu.

There's no "free market" in telecommunications. There are only monopolies, and monopolies are controlled only be regulation. And I invite you to try living without the internet for a week.

Here's a hint: you can't.

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