Give it a rest, Bert.
https://thepoliticalinsider.com/net-neutrality-repealed-internet-speeds-increase/
When FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced late last year that the so-called “net
neutrality” regulations imposed during the Obama administration would be
repealed, the Chicken Little Brigade came out in full force. Just take a look
at some of the most hysterical headlines prior to repeal:
• “The FCC has created an internet for the elite.” – CNN
• “This is the end of the internet as we know it.” – Sen. Bernie Sanders
• “Ending net neutrality will destroy everything that makes the internet
great.” – NBC News
• “How the FCC’s killing of net neutrality will ruin the internet forever” – GQ
So, what’s happened since? Has the sky come crashing down? Have internet speeds
been throttled? Are internet service providers treating certain kinds of
internet traffic differently? Net neutrality didn’t take effect until 2015 and
was repealed in June 2018, meaning nearly the entire history of the internet
existed without net neutrality. The sky wasn’t falling then, and it certainly
isn’t now.
In fact, just the opposite. Chairman Pai was of the belief that deregulation of
the internet would increase competition, and thus improve quality. When the
repeal of net neutrality was announced, the U.S. had the 12th fastest internet
speeds in the worst. Since the announcement of net neutrality’s repeal, the
U.S. improved to the 6th fastest internet speed in the world.
From: Manfredi (US), Albert E
Sent: Thursday, January 3, 2019 7:39 PM
To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [opendtv] Re: Ajit Pai thanks Congress for helping him kill net
neutrality rules
Monty Solomon posted:
Ajit Pai thanks Congress for helping him kill net neutrality rules