Firestorm
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As you may or may not know, the FCC just passed a faux-Net Neutrality bill which allows for usage-based billing and allows Mobile Internet providers from blocking services by competitors.
The effects are laid out here in this Reuters article.
Fortunately, Republicans are going to try and kill this. Unfortunately, they also seem to believe the internet requires no regulation when in fact the cable companies do need to be told "Hi, you can't do this" when it comes to killing innovative services because they would rather restrict usage to save their old businesses rather than expand infrastructure and innovate themselves.
If you'd like to learn more, you can also read the conversation we have going about Canada as we're having a similar issue here. Unfortunate that as time passes, the internet is becoming less and less of a democratic medium.
The effects are laid out here in this Reuters article.
Fortunately, Republicans are going to try and kill this. Unfortunately, they also seem to believe the internet requires no regulation when in fact the cable companies do need to be told "Hi, you can't do this" when it comes to killing innovative services because they would rather restrict usage to save their old businesses rather than expand infrastructure and innovate themselves.
If you'd like to learn more, you can also read the conversation we have going about Canada as we're having a similar issue here. Unfortunate that as time passes, the internet is becoming less and less of a democratic medium.