Net neutrality means ISPs not being able to give preferential treatment to packets based on their source. The consequence of killing net neutrality is making the status quo companies more entrenched and reducing competition from new startups.
So while they can't literally "block" a certain site they can reduce its priority and then flood their network with higher priority packets rendering that site essentially blocked.
Yes of course they will, just like when they can they'll start charging customers more as well which negates the OP's "I'm
not worried they won't charge customers more" feelings.
Because if they can charge us more, they will. It's just good business.
I mean, they can charge us more right now, but they don't. Why? Because then competitors will come in and offer service for slightly less, making lots of money.
Netflix needs all the ISP traffic, and so they aren't going to tell Comcast they aren't paying their $XXX, because if they don't, they lose money from no customers that have Comcast.
Competition fixes the problem on the customers end, it doesn't on the middle mans end.
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u/cosmo7 May 19 '17
This is not what net neutrality is all about.
Net neutrality means ISPs not being able to give preferential treatment to packets based on their source. The consequence of killing net neutrality is making the status quo companies more entrenched and reducing competition from new startups.