What is happening in the US on dec 14th?

[michiru from team fortress]

Everyone says it's the end of the internet or something like that..
I live in South Korea so wtf is happening?

[mytton]

The Net Neutrality thinggy is only happen in America

[Opie]

Net Neutrality

[michiru from team fortress]

Could you tell me more about it?

[Opie]

Originally posted by Koda ツ ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.com:

Could you tell me more about it?

Net neutrality is the principle that Internet service providers must treat all data on the Internet the same, and not discriminate or charge differently by user, content, website, platform, application, type of attached equipment, or method of communication. For instance, under these principles, internet service providers are unable to intentionally block, slow down or charge money for specific websites and online content.

The Federal Communications Commission is expected to vote on whether to overturn its own net neutrality rules next month.

[michiru from team fortress]

Originally posted by Zerix:

Originally posted by Koda ツ ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.com:

Could you tell me more about it?

Net neutrality is the principle that Internet service providers must treat all data on the Internet the same, and not discriminate or charge differently by user, content, website, platform, application, type of attached equipment, or method of communication.[1] For instance, under these principles, internet service providers are unable to intentionally block, slow down or charge money for specific websites and online content.

Then isn't it good for us the consumers?

[Opie]

Originally posted by Koda ツ ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.com:

Originally posted by Zerix:

Net neutrality is the principle that Internet service providers must treat all data on the Internet the same, and not discriminate or charge differently by user, content, website, platform, application, type of attached equipment, or method of communication.[1] For instance, under these principles, internet service providers are unable to intentionally block, slow down or charge money for specific websites and online content.

Then isn't it good for us the consumers?

theyre getting rid of it

[michiru from team fortress]

Originally posted by Zerix:

Originally posted by Koda ツ ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.com:

Then isn't it good for us the consumers?

theyre getting rid of it

Wa? Why?

[Aggro]

Originally posted by Koda ツ ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.com:

Originally posted by Zerix:

Net neutrality is the principle that Internet service providers must treat all data on the Internet the same, and not discriminate or charge differently by user, content, website, platform, application, type of attached equipment, or method of communication.[1] For instance, under these principles, internet service providers are unable to intentionally block, slow down or charge money for specific websites and online content.

Then isn't it good for us the consumers?

It's not good for US consumers, but if the US sets a precedent. Then it may spread.

[michiru from team fortress]

Originally posted by Aggro:

Originally posted by Koda ツ ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.com:

Then isn't it good for us the consumers?

It's not good for US consumers, but if the US sets a precedent. Then it may spread.

Isn't not paying for internet features good for the US consumers?

[zrqm]

Originally posted by Koda ツ ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.com:

Originally posted by Aggro:

It's not good for US consumers, but if the US sets a precedent. Then it may spread.

Isn't not paying for internet features good for the US consumers?

That's how the internet is now, Net Neutrality is in place. They want to repeal it. If they do then cable companies will charge us more money to do certain things online.

For example, I currently pay $80 for my internet, 100mbps down. I can do whatever I want online whether it be streaming video, checking my email, playing games, downloading stuff etc. Worst case scenario would be that my $80 only gets me Email and a couple of basic sites. If I wanted to watch Youtube it would cost me an extra $10-20 a month, if I wanted to watch Netflix as well that;s another $20 per month, if I want to do online gaming that's another $40 extra per month. Now I could be looking at closer to $200 a month for everything I used to do instead of $80 as it's been for years.

[MPL]

Helo

[raizen]

Originally posted by _bear:

Originally posted by Koda ツ ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.com:

Isn't not paying for internet features good for the US consumers?

That's how the internet is now, Net Neutrality is in place. They want to repeal it. If they do then cable companies will charge us more money to do certain things online.

For example, I currently pay $80 for my internet, 100mbps down. I can do whatever I want online whether it be streaming video, checking my email, playing games, downloading stuff etc. Worst case scenario would be that my $80 only gets me Email and a couple of basic sites. If I wanted to watch Youtube it would cost me an extra $10-20 a month, if I wanted to watch Netflix as well that;s another $20 per month, if I want to do online gaming that's another $40 extra per month. Now I could be looking at closer to $200 a month for everything I used to do instead of $80 as it's been for years.

That sucks big time, they better not vote in favor of that mess.

[DruggedBunny]

Originally posted by Devil:

Originally posted by _bear:

That's how the internet is now, Net Neutrality is in place. They want to repeal it. If they do then cable companies will charge us more money to do certain things online.

For example, I currently pay $80 for my internet, 100mbps down. I can do whatever I want online whether it be streaming video, checking my email, playing games, downloading stuff etc. Worst case scenario would be that my $80 only gets me Email and a couple of basic sites. If I wanted to watch Youtube it would cost me an extra $10-20 a month, if I wanted to watch Netflix as well that;s another $20 per month, if I want to do online gaming that's another $40 extra per month. Now I could be looking at closer to $200 a month for everything I used to do instead of $80 as it's been for years.

That sucks big time, they better not vote in favor of that mess.

Make america great again!

[cat_machine⛥ [uros]]

What a great thread.

[✪Art Of Magic]

... Well they are "the free people" , "the greatest country" etc .... What a joke. If they vote against net neutrality and there are not mass protests, USA deserve its fate