If net neutrality is repealed, what do we do next?

[Ilsa]

How long before we see changes in speeds and access? What can we set up? Do we boycott companies like netflix and amazon to force them to put pressure on the FCC and FTC? Do we stop buying and bring the economy to a halt?

[maxrandb]

1. I thought not buying shit

And bringing the economy to a fucking halt should have been the reaction to Donnie Short Fingers in the White House.

By now, I thought we'd be up to pitchforks and guillotines in the public squares.

But hey, if it takes a slow connection to Netflix to finally get people's attention, I'll take it!

[Kimchijeon]

13. Lol by then it'll be too late

(Hoping NN is saved) anyway, the big ones like Netflix can afford to pay the cost, hence we hear nary a fuckin peep from major sites to raise awareness.

[Wwcd]

2. This is why they want to damage & remove Sen Franken

Sen Franken has been fighting for 1st Amendment & Net Neutrality a long time.

Trump intends to end it.

This is why he is being targeted via the typical RW smear campaign that they use on everyone who threatens their agenda for total power.

This was Sen Franken back in July, 2014
Worth a Read:
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http://thehill.com/policy/technology/211607-franken-net-neutrality-is-first-amendment-issue-of-our-time?amp

July 08, 2014 - 04:08 PM EDT
Franken: Net neutrality is 'First Amendment issue of our time'

[rzemanfl]

3. I just had an idea. Start paying bills in cash. Get a whole bunch of people who know and

trust each other together and have some retired guy like me take in all the bills, pay them in cash and get receipts. If the bill is $101.09 pay it with 100 singles, four quarters and nine pennies. If the next bill is $19.04, pay it with a Benjamin, and so on.

[no_hypocrisy]

4. Only a supermajority of democrats in the Senate and a democrat in the WH after 2020

could fix the problem.

[still_one]

5. Those who said there was no difference between republicans and Democrats were wrong

[Doreen]

6. How long after will sites like DU be taken out?

Will what we say be even more closely monitored than now? How long until they make internet basically unavailable unless you have a lot of money? I see this as an attack somewhere within it on freedom of speech or becoming an attack eventually. Is it going to take us back to dial up speed? Will we be overloaded with advertisements? Will costs go up for simply ordering things on line? Are we totally screwed as far as all of our internet freedom?

[Ilsa]

8. I'm wondering about this, too, and what we

can do to start preparing for it.

It might be that we will need to post fewer pics, videos, and even smilies to keep the site downloading quickly enough for those who cannot afford high speed.

A lot of people work from home. Can we write off internet expense or did the Rs remove that business deduction? Can you imagine spending $1500 a year just for internet service?

[Doreen]

15. $125 per month I would not have internet at all.

Basically I would be isolated from the world except my cell phone and I am sure that is next. A lot of Americans will be isolated and I bet you that is one of their main goals.

[Ilsa]

16. Paying $80/mo and that isn't

even the fastest speed they offer. They just raised it $5 a month.

[Doreen]

18. I pay 117 for cable, internet, and landline.

This is not including the decreased basic cable my apartment complex has. I fear how much it will be if they up the internet to 125 just for internet. I will have to cancel TV and land line.

[BadgerKid]

20. DU already has templates for different 'defcon' levels

They could possibly make those user-selectable depending on a user's network bandwidth.

[bagelsforbreakfast]

7. I read today (on Dailykos?) that the chances of a successful

lawsuit against this power grab are pretty good.

[Ilsa]

9. I wonder how long that would take? nt

[bagelsforbreakfast]

11. Don't know but I assume (maybe incorrectly) that the change would be on

hold till the case was resolved one way or the other.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

10. The Internet

was conceived, created and perfected using tax dollars. We should be demanding free, high speed internet access for everyone. Hell, we paid for it!

[Ilsa]

12. Exactly. The internet is part of the commons.

My understanding is that other nations pay less than half what we pay, and it's for the highest speeds.

[bagelsforbreakfast]

14. Remember when America was a world leader? Now

Internet - NO
Healthcare - NO
Political freedom from Corporate domination and Oligarchy - probably way down on the list
Economic Equality - Are u kidding? Do you have to ask?
And I should have added in addition to the above Sexual Maturity and relations between the sexes. I'd assume Finland and Iceland whomp us among others on that. We may be last with our Evangelical Prudism, Corporate Male powerplays and (not going to name the 3rd but it figures in there for pushback).

[JHan]

17. wait for a Dem to take the oval office again.

[onenote]

19. Why would we boycott netflix and amazon - they supported net neutrality rules

I fear one of the reasons we're losing this battle is that a lot of people don't understand it.

[brooklynite]

21. First of all, how about not panicking?

Nobody was throttling access speeds for specific sites BEFORE net neutrality was passed; let's not imgaine what will happen until it does.

Now, if it DOES happen, the simplest action is...take your business elsewhere. Most people seem to think they have no options, but most markets have far more options than you're aware of: http://www.dslreports.com/

[Hortensis]

22. My work requires cable connection, and only one

cable server is available in our area. And we can't afford to maintain a second server also.

I'm sure this is not only about profits. It will be used as a form of seizing the radio stations. That's not panic, it's awareness.

"One risks underestimating how intense the struggle for power is going to be." -- David Frum