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ISP throttling by data type?
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: Le Chuck on October 07, 2012, 07:31:52 pm ---
--- Quote from: ChadTower on October 07, 2012, 06:05:45 pm ---Because throttling a super popular and legit service would make for some very unhappy customers and potential lawsuits from both customers and the service provider.
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And what law would the ISP be in violation of o' Chad?
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Doesn't have to be in violation of the law in order for a civil suit to be brought.
Reasonably, though, it could be in violation of any number of fair trade or service disclosure laws, depending on the amount of viable ISP options customers have in a given area. And a lot of civil suits are merely to force someone to the negotiating table. This could fall in there too if it came from Youtube.
Don't forget that Comcast is not the big kid on this block. Youtube is much, much bigger, as they are owned by Google.
Le Chuck:
You have no idea what you're blabbering about.
Name one civil suit against an ISP for throttling, individual or class action.
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: Le Chuck on October 08, 2012, 03:13:41 pm ---You have no idea what you're blabbering about.
Name one civil suit against an ISP for throttling, individual or class action.
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Not interested in continuing the debate like this. ::) Maybe we can discuss civil law later should you attempt being civil yourself.
Le Chuck:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on October 08, 2012, 03:31:03 pm ---
--- Quote from: Le Chuck on October 08, 2012, 03:13:41 pm ---You have no idea what you're blabbering about.
Name one civil suit against an ISP for throttling, individual or class action.
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Not interested in continuing the debate like this. ::) Maybe we can discuss civil law later should you attempt being civil yourself.
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That's cool. I'll debate your side too since you clearly are lost:
In 2007 there was such a case against Comcast by the FCC. The court ruled in the FCC's favor against Comcast thereby limiting Comcast's power to manage their network. This decision was tossed out in 2010 and then the FCC instituted new rules that directly affected throttling of certain websites/types of media on DSL networks and some mobile networks.
My side:
Since then several carriers including Verizon have challenged these new rules on Net Neutrality which have been in effect for a little under a year. Under the new net neutrality the customer must be made aware of what types of media can be throttled by the ISP. That is not to say that throttling is illegal, only that when the customer enters into an agreement to gain internet access from a company the onus is on the company to inform what type of throttling is to be expected. This is done through those exceedingly long service contract agreements that nobody reads anymore. If you don't like your throttling there is an open market and you are free to go elsewhere if available.
One can be civil and say that throttling doesn't happen and talk in generalities but one would be wrong.
RayB:
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