[TriLUG] Time-Warner (Spectrum) outage tonight

[bak via TriLUG]

> On Jan 3, 2018, at 09:08, Thomas Delrue via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
> 
> On 01/03/2018 10:01 AM, Jeremy Davis via TriLUG wrote:
>> hmmm.. almost smells like the compromise of net neutrality.. maybe not but
>> it still offers a glimpse of what to expect if net neutrality goes away.. I
>> can see how the ISPs would love to cramp Google's style if they could.. 
> 
> Big players can either pay to be prioritized or have enough weight to
> make ISPs think twice about blocking access to them because said ISP
> would have its customers complain; but small players will be footing the
> bill for everyone else (what's new there) since they don't have that
> type of weight to throw around nor will they ever, as will be made
> certain by every-more-charging ISPs if they ever become successful.
> 

Well put — it cannot be stated enough that the loss of Net Neutrality is a blow to small Internet-based businesses. Indeed, revoking Net Neutrality is both anti-business and anti-competition. 

The only businesses it is good for are ISPs — you know, the mono/duopolistic ones known far and wide for abusing their customers so flagrantly and for so long that they flee to someone, anyone else as soon as they have the opportunity.

—bak