Neat Net Neutrality News

[Norgy]

Yep. Net Neutrality FTW.

[Norgy]

The devil's advocate argument, is that unlike in the analogy on roads, it is the cable companies who've paid for/built most of the infrastructure.  But on the flip side, they're already charging you to access it, but they also want to control how you use that access.

Can you get coax Internet without a TV subscription as well in the US now?
Norwegian authorities have been on the cable companies' case for a while now, so I think from March/April most cable companies will offer coax Internet subscriptions as stand-alone products.

The thing is, cable companies to some extent represent a technology in serious recession in cable TV, while also representing the most forward consumer technology in fiberoptic lines or coax. I understand their position, but from a consumer's perspective, it's not tenable.

[viper37]

TL;DR
What are the arguments in favor and against?

Freedom vs. Commies vs. Robber Barons

Ok.
So Net Neutrality is the free market solution or the monopolist/communist attempt to increase their power?

it comes form the government, therefore it is a communist attempt to increase their power.  Even if it's really reenforcing free market.

[viper37]

Can you get coax Internet without a TV subscription as well in the US now?

Unsure about the US, definately yes in Canada.

[Berkut]

Yes you can - I have satellite TV and cable internet.

[Siege]

Yes you can - I have satellite TV and cable internet.

Why do you satellite when you have internet?

[The Brain]

Yes you can - I have satellite TV and cable internet.

Why do you satellite when you have internet?

He's in orbit around katmai.

[Norgy]

I can only imagine it's a homage to Lou Reed. A satellite of love, so to speak.

[Grey Fox]

Yes you can - I have satellite TV and cable internet.

Why do you satellite when you have internet?

Like every satellite subscribers in the US, he likes football.

[Berkut]

I don't understand the question.

I have satellite because I like to watch TV?

[dps]

I don't understand the question.

I have satellite because I like to watch TV?

Yeah, it was kind of like asking, "Why do you have a microwave if you have a blender?".

[Neil]

Why would anybody think that this guy has the ability to make a decision?  Isn't Congress just going to bigfoot an industry-friendly rule over the top of anything the FCC tries to do?  If there's one thing that Republicans and Democrats can get together on, it's that bribe money free speech from Verizon is the best thing since sliced bread.

[Admiral Yi]

There's "industry" on both sides of this issue.

[Siege]

I don't understand the question.

I have satellite because I like to watch TV?

I watch TV through the internet. Netflix and Hulu got everything I need.
Well, except movies, which there many others ways to get.
By the way, the reason there are so few movies in the streaming services is because the hollywood industry insists in charging DVD renting rates.
Hollywood has been very slow to adapt to the streaming revolution.
Their loss.

[Berkut]

I've considered the idea of abandoning traditional TV content provision in favor of just internet.

Problem is I have a wife and kids who have no tolerance for fucking around with 16 different ways to get at what they want to watch.