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U.S. regulator unveils plan to end 'net neutrality'

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By Rob Lever

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That's the end of Netflix. Their content will be slowed to a snail's pace by the monopoly cable companies to the point that people give up on it. Meanwhile, laws preventing new competitors (e.g. local governments and Google) from setting up networks will remain. None of this much-vaunted American "freedom" there.

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This is actually pretty scary and something we should all be worried about. It's pretty complicated stuff though, so google "John Oliver net neutrality" for a breakdown.

The only people this benefits are the broadband service providers like Verizon (who the current FCC chariman picked by Trump used to work for) and the established media organizations that can afford the higher cost of the Internet "fast lanes." This is one of the many things that prove Trump's "drain the swamp" promise was a lie.

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Republicans in the US always go on about how the government should not be involved in issues, then they put forward a bill like this making the government involved in the internet.

Inconsistency.

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America really want to be a new China huh

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ScroteToday  11:06 am JST

That's the end of Netflix. 

Or at least, that's the end of Netflix in the US.

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So will this impact the load times of websites on hosted in American but owned by foreign nationals or is this more an issue of U.S consumers and their local broadband services potentially being slowed down?

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load times of websites on hosted in American

LOL wow I must be tired. I meant websites hosted in America obviously.

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 the load times of websites on hosted in American

I just assumed your words were being transported at non-neutral speeds. :-)

About your question, I don't know. But from what I read, internet options for consumers seem limited in the US. Internet providers and infrastructure providers seem to be one and the same. I wouldn't be comfortable with that.

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Republicans in the US always go on about how the government should not be involved in issues, then they put forward a bill like this making the government involved in the internet.

Inconsistency.

They're removing government regulation of ISPs' networks, so not inconsistent.

And this is administrative action, not legislation. Only the FCC board vote.

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This is very very WRONG & dangerous! We all already witness  what ownership of print & tv has/is doing to those media's....not good

If they do this to the net, we can kiss a lot of the good away, its rather scary they things are proceeding imo, digital is going to get messier, more control, tons more leaks & thieving, hope somebody stops this fool, shill for big business!!

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