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Because they're arguably the company most invested in an open internet. 2/3 of internet users are google users (made up statistic). That means that they're lo

by jbooth 12y ago

Because they're arguably the company most invested in an open internet. 2/3 of internet users are google users (made up statistic). That means that they're losing 2/3 of whatever if the internet is hurt. If they're not going to fight, who is?

dm2 12y ago
I'm not necessarily talking about just the Net Neutrality issue, it seems pretty obvious that the internet should not be remodeled after Cable TV. Plus, there's no real way to enforce it unless they purposely slow down VPN traffic, which would make me look for a new internet company immediately.
- ianlevesque 12y ago
  Look for but not find. 28% of Americans have only one ISP choice. http://mobile.extremetech.com/latest/221099-woe-is-isp-30-percent-of-americans-cant-choose-their-service-provider http://mobile.extremetech.com/latest/221099-woe-is-isp-30-pe...
  - dm2 12y ago
    Hopefully this will help: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Broadband_Plan_(United_States) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Broadband_Plan_(United... http://www.fcc.gov/national-broadband-plan http://www.fcc.gov/national-broadband-plan http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/connecting-america http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/connecting-america It was tried before in the 90s but it failed. I don't know if there is another side to this story, but it looks like the telecommunications companies (Verizon and ATT) stole the money ($200 BILLION). http://www.newnetworks.com/ShortSCANDALSummary.htm http://www.newnetworks.com/ShortSCANDALSummary.htm
  - wpietri 12y ago
    And most of the rest have two choices. Duopoly is not significantly better for consumers than monopoly, because either a) the bigger player kills the smaller one, or b) they end up in a stalemate with roughly equivalent pricing and service, meaning there's still no real choice.
  - NoPiece 12y ago
    That number is only so high because it is discussing 10mbps or higher, so it excludes a big chunk of DSL providers as options. If you lower to 6mbps the numbers stay the same (sadly), but if you lower to 3mbps, 97% have access to 2 or more ISPs. http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2013/db1224/DOC-324884A1.pdf http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2013... here is a direct link to a screencap of the chart: http://i.imgur.com/xhn1YCF.png http://i.imgur.com/xhn1YCF.png
- sixothree 12y ago
  >which would make me look for a new internet company immediately. It's nice that you have that choice.

by jbooth 12y ago

dm2 12y ago

I'm not necessarily talking about just the Net Neutrality issue, it seems pretty obvious that the internet should not be remodeled after Cable TV. Plus, there's no real way to enforce it unless they purposely slow down VPN traffic, which would make me look for a new internet company immediately.

ianlevesque 12y ago
Look for but not find. 28% of Americans have only one ISP choice. http://mobile.extremetech.com/latest/221099-woe-is-isp-30-percent-of-americans-cant-choose-their-service-provider http://mobile.extremetech.com/latest/221099-woe-is-isp-30-pe...
- dm2 12y ago
  Hopefully this will help: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Broadband_Plan_(United_States) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Broadband_Plan_(United... http://www.fcc.gov/national-broadband-plan http://www.fcc.gov/national-broadband-plan http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/connecting-america http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/connecting-america It was tried before in the 90s but it failed. I don't know if there is another side to this story, but it looks like the telecommunications companies (Verizon and ATT) stole the money ($200 BILLION). http://www.newnetworks.com/ShortSCANDALSummary.htm http://www.newnetworks.com/ShortSCANDALSummary.htm
- wpietri 12y ago
  And most of the rest have two choices. Duopoly is not significantly better for consumers than monopoly, because either a) the bigger player kills the smaller one, or b) they end up in a stalemate with roughly equivalent pricing and service, meaning there's still no real choice.
- NoPiece 12y ago
  That number is only so high because it is discussing 10mbps or higher, so it excludes a big chunk of DSL providers as options. If you lower to 6mbps the numbers stay the same (sadly), but if you lower to 3mbps, 97% have access to 2 or more ISPs. http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2013/db1224/DOC-324884A1.pdf http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2013... here is a direct link to a screencap of the chart: http://i.imgur.com/xhn1YCF.png http://i.imgur.com/xhn1YCF.png
sixothree 12y ago
>which would make me look for a new internet company immediately. It's nice that you have that choice.