The FCC passed the death knell for unfettered access to the Internet by passing the modification to the net neutrality legislation passed under the last administration. Enjoy another adventure into financial exploitation by a critical infrastructure industry.
You won’t really appreciate the effect of this new FCC
ruling until you notice that your internet access seems to be slowing down and
you hear from your provider that you were notified that you had to “upgrade”
your connection at an additional cost. When you notice that you can’t stream
the services you pay for (think Netflix, Amazon, etc.) unless you pay a
provider “premium fee” to be able to use the streaming services you subscribe
to today.
There is no universe where the deregulation of a critical
infrastructure service like Internet Access will not be exploited by those who
provide it. This move again affects those who can least afford to pay for services
that have become the foundation of our daily lives. Medical Services, social
services, Financial services and simple communications are increasingly
dependent on reliable and cheap internet access for the masses. As the service
availability for internet access diminishes for the less fortunate, remember that this day as
the day the current administration accommodated unfettered exploitation of the
masses for corporate profit.
Another win for the rich guys.
