DIYbanter - View Single Post - OT FCC loses key ruling on Internet `neutrality'

David Nebenzahl

On 4/6/2010 4:45 PM spake thus:

What happens when the government gets control?

Bad things, of course.

But that's not the issue here. The person you replied to got it
right. It's AT&T and Comcast and all the others who want to play
fast and loose with what *should* be an open communication medium
on a level playing field.

Comcast already does it.

They'd never admit it but they will throttle high bandwidth use. When
you call to complain they'll just give you the run around by keeping
their own phone support personnel clueless to what is actually
happening. The tech support will follow a script and go as far as
suggesting you get a new cable modem.

"Have you rebooted your computer? Press [Ctrl] [Alt] [Delete] and you'll
see a window that says ..."

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