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Only Rich will be able to afford HiSpeed Internet connections!
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OK ,,,, all u poor folks hope u saved those dialup modems (Original Post)
Cryptoad
Dec 2017
OP
"Net neutrality" has nothing to do with that your ISP charges for your connection to the Internet.
PoliticAverse
Dec 2017
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bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)1. These rules were only put in place two years ago.
Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)4. Thanks to Obama ,,, my electric Coop went into the INternet Biz
I have unlimited 30 ZagillionBytes/sec bandwidth for $29/month......
Thank u President Obama. Are those the ules u talking abt?
TexasProgresive
(12,157 posts)7. The regulations are 2 years old
But the concept of net neutrality is not. The regs were put in place to protect and guarantee unfettered access to the internet. Telecoms and cable companies have been fighting and lobbying to prevent and then remove regulations. See this wiki
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_neutrality_in_the_United_States
Sophia4
(3,515 posts)2. We have no cable. We bought high speed internet instead.
Except that our internet cable company only seems to deliver INTERMITTENT high speed cable.
snooper2
(30,151 posts)3. LOL- good luck finding a provider
DBoon
(22,369 posts)5. time to start a Fidonet node
This system is still out there
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)6. "Net neutrality" has nothing to do with that your ISP charges for your connection to the Internet.
Nor does it address bandwidth caps.
Binkie The Clown
(7,911 posts)8. The Internet is just a passing fad anyway.
Once civilization collapses, it will be forgotten in a hurry.