Everybody seems to know this is a bad deal for consumers.
Hopefully the FCC can figure out a way to protect consumers.
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Actually, the court accepted the FCC's reasoning behind why it felt Open Internet rules are necessary. But the judges said that the legal basis for the rules -- that is, basing the rules on the concept of common carriage -- was not appropriate.
"Equally important, the commission has adequately supported and explained its conclusion that, absent rules such as those set forth in the Open Internet Order, broadband providers represent a threat to Internet openness and could act in ways that would ultimately inhibit the speed and extent of future broadband deployment," the justices write. "Nothing in the record gives us any reason to doubt the commission's determination that broadband providers may be motivated to discriminate against and among edge providers.
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Why you should care about Net neutrality (FAQ) | Mobile - CNET News
If you looked at the campaign contributions to congress versus what we pay... Cable and Telecom companies get to have their way with consumers on the cheap.
They don't discriminate, the pay both parties!
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