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I saw so many people complaining about how this would increase taxes. Yet, the full details of the ruling had yet to be seen by the public. Now they can eat the
by vlan0 12y ago
I saw so many people complaining about how this would increase taxes. Yet, the full details of the ruling had yet to be seen by the public. Now they can eat their words.
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"Nor will our actions result in the imposition of any new federal taxes or fees; the ability of states to impose fees on broadband is already limited by the congressional Internet tax moratorium."
- neonhomer 12y agoIt won't be taxes, it will be the ISP's that raise rates.
- wmf 12y agoI don't know why this was voted down. If ISPs are not allowed to double-bill or drop packets, it's likely that they will increase prices (or not increase speed while keeping prices the same, which amounts to an increase over what it should be).
- wtallis 12y agoWho said anything about not letting ISPs drop packets?
- ejain 12y agoa.k.a "regulatory recovery fees". On the other hand, if an ISP felt they could charge more, why aren't they doing so already? It's not like this is a competitive market with low profit margins...
- sigzero 12y agoThey say that "now". They have their foot in the door now so I wouldn't hold too much to that statement.