Net Neutrality. Or - Why the GOP is Bought And Paid For

[Guest]

Did anyone see Sen. McCain's remarks concerning net neutrality?

In a nutshell, he said that passing "Net Neutrality" (which means ISPs like Comcast, Verizon, et al, cannot throttle services to certain providers) would stifle innovation and be an all-around Bad Thing for the internet, killing the goose that laid the golden egg.

Suspicion #1 - follow the money. McCain has had almost a million dollars contributed to him by telecommunications operators like Comcast.

Suspicion #2 - follow the words. He's basically using Comcast's "Talking Points".

Here's a newsflash that you won't get from Comcast. There ARE places where Net Neutrality is the law. What has the effect been there?

In Japan, ISPs compete fiercely to offer the best service. Japan has had download speeds in excess of 100 Mbit/sec for the last 5 years, with lower prices than we have in the US.

That is only a dream for us in the US, the country that invented the Internet. What’s wrong with this picture?

[Guest]

Did anyone see Sen. McCain's remarks concerning net neutrality?

In a nutshell, he said that passing "Net Neutrality" (which means ISPs like Comcast, Verizon, et al, cannot throttle services to certain providers) would stifle innovation and be an all-around Bad Thing for the internet, killing the goose that laid the golden egg.

Suspicion #1 - follow the money. McCain has had almost a million dollars contributed to him by telecommunications operators like Comcast.

Suspicion #2 - follow the words. He's basically using Comcast's "Talking Points".

Here's a newsflash that you won't get from Comcast. There ARE places where Net Neutrality is the law. What has the effect been there?

In Japan, ISPs compete fiercely to offer the best service. Japan has had download speeds in excess of 100 Mbit/sec for the last 5 years, with lower prices than we have in the US.

That is only a dream for us in the US, the country that invented the Internet. What’s wrong with this picture?

dont let the government get there hands on the internet. They just want to control it like they do the media. They will if given the chance, screw it up like most other things they touch. The internet is a free space for the people of the world. Leave it alone.

If you dont like your ISP, let your feet do the talking. Get another ISP, perhaps in Japan.

Yoda

PS If you have been had in an internet scam, ask your grand child how to use the internet.

[Guest]

I would disagree slightly. It seems clear to me that government would like to hand the management of the Internet over to whomever send the most money to their campaign coffers.