No. Allowing ISPs to charge customers more for the same service is not overblown. Basically it boils down to a trust issue, like the React World debacle, excep

No. Allowing ISPs to charge customers more for the same service is not overblown. Basically it boils down to a trust issue, like the React World debacle, except these ISPs have already had horrible breaches of that trust. > - This will be easy to fix when Trump is replaced This has much less to do with the president and much more to do with corporate bribes. See here: https://www.theverge.com/2017/3/29/15100620/congress-fcc-isp-web-browsing-privacy-fire-sale https://www.theverge.com/2017/3/29/15100620/congress-fcc-isp... Please note that there are no limits on how many terms Congress members may seve and that voting turn-out for non-presidential elections is quite low. > - Comcast would be unwise to radically change the status quo when things will likely be "reverted again" in 3 years Incorrect on both fronts - ISPs stand to acquire direct profit for no additional cost, basically free money. This is because many ISPs have been caught throttling already, which means that they already have that technology built and ready to go. Comcast specifically already has many technologies they can turn on and off as quickly as a phone call to change your service plan. > - Internet companies (and techies) will call out bad behavior on the part of broadband providers if it occurs in practice Sure, but with far less reach and effectiveness and an eventual decade-long tie up in courts. It's really less than a wrist slap to these large ISPs > - This is a nuanced issue; regulating monopolies and utilities isn't easy It's not nuanced, but yes, regulating companies and utilities isn't easy. But I just don't see how giving them permission to charge customers more money for the same service is going to help any of these mentioned issues. This is a perfect example of misinformation used to confuse and pacify the masses - see how none of these arguments are related? You have to understand that right now these ISPs have a near complete monopoly over most areas and have relaxed to the point that other companies, such as Google Fiber, can offer x100 times the speed at half the price or less.