The Federal Communications Commission has voted to move forward with a plan to restore Obama-era net neutrality protections. The rules could be re-established as soon as next spring, but the FCC's effort could face legal challenges.

The Federal Communications Commission has voted to move forward with a plan to restore Obama-era net neutrality protections. The rules could be re-established as soon as next spring, but the FCC’s effort could face legal challenges.

  • @MasterBlaster
    20•1 year ago

    So you’re all in on the ever increasing cost of internet service, then? You are pleased that getting more than 25 mbits requires an extra $30 per month and gigabit rates are well past $150?

    Damn. You be you, but I’d rather not be fleeced while they also strip me of my privacy rights.

    Thankfully we actually got a competitor here recently and went from $90 for 25mbits up, 5 down to $68 for 1gig up/down.

    Yes, that is how bad it is in America. 3 years ago that $90 was $60, after I knocked it down from $90 by dropping my data rate and ditching their minimal cable plan that mostly had shopping channels on it and HBO Max, only viewable on my phone, and I never managed to get it to work.

    Their rates consistently go up by up to 10% per year with zero improvements.

      • Buck Fucket
        4•1 year ago

        I’m jealous. I pay $155/month for two internet services: Old Faithful (10Mb/s DDL, reliable) and New Internet (up to 100Mb/s down (usually only 50Mb/s down due to trees), but flaky thanks to older wireless tech at the tower). I keep the old DSL wh3n the new wireless one flakes out. It’s better in Winter (no leaves). They have a new tower they’ve been building and finishing up for well.after a year now, which supposedly has better tech on it. Just waiting to get swit he’d over to that one…then I belive I’ll be actually getting up to 100Mb/s for $135/mo. I hate internet in America.

    • mommykink
      -4•1 year ago

      Net neutrality is a bandaid on a bullet wound at this point. Actually, that’s not entirely accurate, it’s more like a bandaid on a migraine.

      The internet and internet access needs to be nationalized, this isn’t 1995, there’s no reason the internet should be controlled by a handful of corporations, and no amount of FCC regulation can fix the problems that causes.

      • @ngdevEnglish
        4•1 year ago

        Ah yes, the tired, old “perfect being the enemy of good”, so let’s just let it all go to shit since we can’t get it perfect