http://www.thesoapboxers.com/why-i-support-net-neutrality/ A web magazine that covers a world of topics every week. New articles published daily. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:34:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.thesoapboxers.com/why-i-support-net-neutrality/comment-page-1/#comment-1861 Evan @40Tech.com Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:11:22 +0000 http://www.thesoapboxers.com/?p=2589#comment-1861 The thing that bugs me the most about the antics of the ISPs is how they could use one area of market strength (providing bits) to prop up other areas of business (television or telephone). If net neutrality goes the way of the dodo, what is to prevent a company like Comcast from throttling services like Hulu, Skype, etc., to force you to use Comcast's product? As it is, many providers now have bandwidth caps, which really will stunt the growth of internet television. The thing that bugs me the most about the antics of the ISPs is how they could use one area of market strength (providing bits) to prop up other areas of business (television or telephone). If net neutrality goes the way of the dodo, what is to prevent a company like Comcast from throttling services like Hulu, Skype, etc., to force you to use Comcast’s product? As it is, many providers now have bandwidth caps, which really will stunt the growth of internet television.
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