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Originally Posted by Frieza_Prexus
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First, we did in a sense. There was a bit of a regulatory cold war. The short of it is that the law was somewhat ambiguous and most carriers were unwilling to skirt the line because that could trigger a court battle which would define where the line actually was. They stood to lose a lot, so the threat of the FCC's hammer coming down was generally enough to keep the status quo. There were still plenty of violations though.
As Sage mentioned, this changed majorly in 2014 with the Verizon suit.
Here's a few of the major violations of NN principles compiled courtesy of Reddit user /u/Skrattybones:
So, yes, it's already happened.
Possibly. Monopolies tend to be tolerated when they provide value and essential service. That tolerance is granted in exchange for heavy oversight given how essential the service is. The problem we have now is that ISPs are beginning to form a vertical monopoly like Standard Oil did under Rockefeller. They not only control the means of distribution, they have a stake in its production and consumption as well. This is basic economics, and these types of monopolies are incredibly dangerous to the general public.
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yeah considering the amount of federal money comcast has taken for running fiber they never ran anywhere id say these vertical monopolies aren't good for the consumer/taxpayer/anyone so maybe you should never have to be making a decision between fcc control or 1-2 isps controlling internet in the us in the first place?
12-15-2017, 02:52 PM
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