Net neutrality repeal means your internet may never be the same

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai wants the US government to stop "micromanaging the internet."

On Tuesday he introduced a proposal to repeal the controversial 2015 net neutrality rules that prevented broadband companies from blocking or slowing down access to websites or services. 

While many people agree with the basic principles of net neutrality, these specific rules have been a lightning rod for controversy.  That's because in order to get the rules to hold up in court, the FCC reclassified broadband networks so that they fell under the same strict regulations that govern telephone networks.

Pai has called the Obama-era rules "heavy-handed" and "a mistake," and he argues that they've deterred innovation and depressed investment in building and expanding broadband networks. To set things right, he says, he's taking the FCC back a "light touch" approach to regulation.

A draft copy of Pai's repeal proposal was released to the public on Wednesday. Don't feel like you have to plow through all the bureaucratic and technical complexities to get a handle on the situation. We've assembled this FAQ to put everything in plain English.

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[tymorial]

1. No, that asshole is a liar

It has nothing to do with micromanaging the internet. He wants to give his buddies at Verizon (where he was general counsel) the ability to charge exorbitant prices to customers to have the same access they have today. Unthrottled bandwidth to websites and services of the customers choice. He is scum and so are the greedy pos service providers who are giddy with the prospect of increasing revenue without any return to the consumer. They have us by the throat and they know it.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

2. Former Verizon employee here

I remember they screamed louder than any company and took legal action on Net neutrality. Drumpf has the foxes guarding the henhouse.

[wasupaloopa]

3. Can small companies offer service that gets around the new rules?

We use to get dial up service from local providers. Can that come back only broad band

[brooklynite]

4. DSLreports.com

Check your local zip code for providers.

I, for one, am not panicking; Internet providers didn't play games with access before Net Neutrality was implemented, and market forces may stop them after it's gone.

[wasupaloopa]

5. Thanks