This Week in Comcast: With Net Neutrality on the way out, what’s next?
Comcast continues to repeat it’s mantra that it will never block, throttle or discriminate against lawful content. But slight adjustments in its wording over the years indicates the Philadelphia-based company could change its position. Internet service providers have a monopoly or duopoly in many parts of the country, leaving consumers with little-to-no choice if they disagree with ISPs disclosed policies. There’s also a chance some questionable activity won’t be disclosed at all, since they don’t have to report “reasonable network management.” Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T have all classified throttling as such, like Verizon slowing speeds for customers who pay less in order to better control traffic on the network.
Wired, citing a Colorado Law professor Blake Reid, reports that actual changes to ISPs' policies won’t materialize anytime soon, as an immediate legal fight over the FCC’s actions is widely expected. The next time the balance of power in the FCC falls back into Democrats’ hands could also change the landscape yet again, analyst Craig Moffett wrote in a note. "One just can't help feeling that this is very temporary. These changes will likely be so immensely unpopular that it would be shocking if they are allowed to stand for long,” he wrote, adding it’s “begging for a future FCC reversal."(re-reversal?)
This Week in Comcast: With Net Neutrality on the way out, what’s next?