In trying to find a simple antonym for Net Neutrality, a surprising lack of substantive choices were found. John Oliver did a terrific job explaining why net neutrality is important. In this blog it is hoped to have people understand what the opposite of net neutrality is.
Let's think about print news. What ifpaper newsprint would cost more for the opposition newspaper than for the big conglomerate paper? The carriers like to use a pay TV model such as paying extra for home box office then for basic cable. Do we want to live in a world where content is being rated by fee-taking potential and how much money the publishers can afford to be grifted? The dissenting industries are existing in a world of regulated monopoly. When the USA had one dominant local phone company, the company was able to justify to the regulators that the equipment was so scarce and complex, it needed to be manufactured and maintained by the telco itself. Today, consumers balk at not being able to cheaply upgrade their in-contract iPhone to the latest model. True, even though the true price of the current model has not been "paid off" by the artificially high contract monthly plan.
Published yesterday by The Economist, there is a good overview on why Net Neutrality is important . In a rant of under fifteen minutes, HBO's John Oliver is credited by @Timeline_now for tipping the public opinion on net neutrality last summer .
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Balkanization comes to mind, the geopolitical division of things into often competing entities. Apartheid; separate but equal also rings a bell. But I wish to explore a process or experience a +reader may readily understand and dislike.
Anyone forced to ride in the back of a bus, use a separate water fountain, not attend particular schools or perhaps not be married by the state, may understand how separating things that seem to be the same in two separate classes of price etc. is unfair. Take the example of a telephone call. Callers are used to paying by time or perhaps distance. Some carriers offer flat rates. Imagine a world where what you say is how you're charged.
If you call your parent and complain about a neighbor's dog crapping in your yard, you're charged five dollars extra. I imagine calling your boss when you're sick and finding a $35 surcharge added to your phone bill. Those type of charges are related to what you're saying. Net neutrality says it doesn't matter what you say, they must charge everyone for the right amount of time (or data). Telegrams, those text messages of old were charged by the word not by the types of words.
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Let's think about print news. What if
Published yesterday by The Economist, there is a good overview on why Net Neutrality is important . In a rant of under fifteen minutes, HBO's John Oliver is credited by @Timeline_now for tipping the public opinion on net neutrality last summer .
"The cable companies have figured out the great truth of America: If you want to do something evil, put it inside something boring."
JOHN OLIVER
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From The Economist Espresso: See you in court: network neutrality in America
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