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The FCC is Expected to Propose the Return of Net Neutrality Protections Oct 19th (www.eff.org)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Network neutrality is the idea that internet service providers (ISPs) should treat all data that travels over their networks fairly, without discrimination in favor of particular apps, sites or services

The FCC will meet on October 19th to vote on proposing Title II reclassification that would support accompanying net neutrality protections

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Can someone tldr what's net neutrality?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

tldr: net neutrality means everything that uses an internet connection is treated equally. EX: cox communications offers a "fast lane" for gamers on their networks, but if all connections were treated neutrally, everything would be as fast as possible by default without the need for an upgraded service plan.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's actually kinda backwards.

User speeds can still be tiered under net neutrality. But the same cap must be applied to all data.

So they can't slow down a user's Twitch connection versus their connection to YouTube live streaming. It all has to be treated the same.

A good example was when T-Mobile had 2 gig data plans, but uncapped Netflix usage. So YouTube, Prime Video, etc were at a huge disadvantage to Netflix for those phone users.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

oh I see. thank you

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Internet infrastructure companies have to treat all traffic equally.

For example, without net neutrality, Comcast could elect to throttle any streaming services that they didn’t own / co-own. So great speeds for Peacock and Hulu, but was a Max, Netflix, AppleTV, etc all get throttled unless you pay up.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can someone tldr what’s net neutrality?

Simplified, your ISP cannot favor one company over another when delivering their website content to your computer. All data must be delivered equally.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Sounds like a big win for the consumers.