HUFFINGTON POST: …According to the WSJ’s sources, the FCC’s plan would restructure the rules that govern online traffic by granting Internet service providers the ability to give some websites “preferential treatment” — i.e. faster traffic — in exchange for money.
If such rules were imposed, activists fear Internet service providers would make bandwidth-exhaustive websites — think Netflix and Skype — pay more for smoother delivery, which would theoretically mean higher prices for customers in turn.
According to the WSJ, companies in need of faster connections would have to pay for preferred treatment on the “last mile” of networks that connect to customers’ homes. Such pay-to-play schemes were banned under the old rules… (more)
At last the FCC shows some sanity.
The FCC and the various high bandwidth users could monitor carrier performance and register complaints when necessary. The FCC should monitor residential performance to make sure individual subscribers are getting what they are paying for. Consumers should not have to pay for advertising packets they are bombarded with on a daily basis.
EDITOR: Lots of luck. And get out your wallet. NetFlix’s prices are about to jump. And your Internet speed is likely to slow down.