At a 2014 Vodafone conference, German chancellor Angela Merkel suggested that telecoms should be allowed to offer faster internet to higher paying customers. Proponents argue that the additional revenue made by telecoms on these packages would enable them to invest in their infrastructure and take on dominant companies like Netflix and Google. Opponents argue that the government should regulate the internet like a public utility and capping speeds for lower paying customers will limit their choices.
@8LSW2WV3yrs3Y
Yes, and deregulate service providers
@93S5CYR2yrs2Y
No, and nationalize ISPs.
@92YHQCV2yrs2Y
No, this would allow them to remove competition, create artificial scarcity, and increase prices, plus we should treat all traffic equally and continue the openness of the internet
@88NZKDZ2yrs2Y
No, and we shouldn't have private internet service providers. This industry should be syndicated and available for free for everyone.
@8Y2PBJR2yrs2Y
NO, DO PEOPLE DO THIS? that is so freaking stupid. THAT'S WHY M MOBILE DATA SUCKS!!!
Deleted2yrs2Y
indifferent on this issue
@8W949N63yrs3Y
The internet should be open and free, but private companies have the right to speed up access to websites that pay more for advertising.
@EdmundSnow983yrs3Y
No, this would allow them to remove competition, create artificial scarcity, and increase prices. ISPs need to treat all traffic equally and continue the openness of the internet.
@8LJSX8D3yrs3Y
Their choice also it's the people's choice to business with them
@8SXSTLG3yrs3Y
I don't really care for this so can't have an opinion on it.
@IINXMP3yrs3Y
No, and the internet should be decentralized.
@8RPPVM63yrs3Y
I don't a stance on this issue.
@IINXMP3yrs3Y
Yes, but we should support the openess and freedom of the internet, as well as support companies like Stacks, who give the user power over their own data.
@8P6PWZP3yrs3Y
No, the government should not be involved in internet traffic.
@89GKS953yrs3Y
Yes, but only if the infrastructure is opened up for all companies to use.
@eleemoore3yrs3Y
The government shouldn’t be involved.
@6PJZCMJ3yrs3Y
Yes, but ISPs that do this should be boycotted.
@8J7VYJT4yrs4Y
No, quality of service should be determined by the internet plan of the destination address, not the source.
@Finickydesert4yrs4Y
No, the internet should be free for all
Deleted4yrs4Y
If the ISP charges fixed rates for fixed levels of service, that would be acceptable. If the ISP actually degrades the service of one user to increase that of another, that is unacceptable.
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