The FCC proposal would require the ISPs to have a 'baseline' level of service for all sites, but premium services who paid a fee would get preferential treatment.
So the switch meddling that you are afraid of won't happen. They can't turn off torrent downloads, until there is a ruling specifically on that. Which I would expect sometime in the next 5 years.
http://mashable.com/2014/04/23/fcc-propo...eutrality/
The worry here is what the FCC could be pressured into calling "commercially reasonable," and how many tiers they are willing to allow ISPs to make. So if the baseline is actually commercially reasonable, say 2-5mbps as opposed to 15-20mbps for the premium services, and there are several tiers in between, it would be tolerable for a user like me, but I see the slippery slope argument.
It would be better for all if Net Neutrality were upheld.
So the switch meddling that you are afraid of won't happen. They can't turn off torrent downloads, until there is a ruling specifically on that. Which I would expect sometime in the next 5 years.
http://mashable.com/2014/04/23/fcc-propo...eutrality/
Quote:The FCC's proposal would fall somewhere in the middle, allowing ISPs some discretion to negotiate with content providers while maintaining a minimum level of access and service to all sites and subscribers.
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That standard would apparently replace the discrimination clause of the 2010 rules, which forced service providers to treat all Internet traffic as equal. The FCC said that under the new rules, "broadband providers would need to act in a commercially reasonable manner subject to review on a case-by-case basis." It said it would seek public comment on "the construction of a 'commercially reasonable' standard, and the manner in which disputes would be resolved."
The worry here is what the FCC could be pressured into calling "commercially reasonable," and how many tiers they are willing to allow ISPs to make. So if the baseline is actually commercially reasonable, say 2-5mbps as opposed to 15-20mbps for the premium services, and there are several tiers in between, it would be tolerable for a user like me, but I see the slippery slope argument.
It would be better for all if Net Neutrality were upheld.
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