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.
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@8LSW2WV4yrs4Y
Yes, and deregulate service providers
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.
@8P6PWZP4yrs4Y
No, the government should not be involved in internet traffic.
@8RPPVM64yrs4Y
I don't a stance on this issue.
@92YHQCV3yrs3Y
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
@6PJZCMJ4yrs4Y
Yes, but ISPs that do this should be boycotted.
@IINXMP4yrs4Y
No, and the internet should be decentralized.
@IINXMP4yrs4Y
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.
@88NZKDZ3yrs3Y
No, and we shouldn't have private internet service providers. This industry should be syndicated and available for free for everyone.
@89GKS954yrs4Y
Yes, but only if the infrastructure is opened up for all companies to use.
@Finickydesert4yrs4Y
No, the internet should be free for all
@8J7VYJT4yrs4Y
No, quality of service should be determined by the internet plan of the destination address, not the source.
@8LJSX8D4yrs4Y
Their choice also it's the people's choice to business with them
@eleemoore4yrs4Y
The government shouldn’t be involved.
@8SXSTLG4yrs4Y
I don't really care for this so can't have an opinion on it.
@EdmundSnow984yrs4Y
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.
@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.
@8Y2PBJR3yrs3Y
NO, DO PEOPLE DO THIS? that is so freaking stupid. THAT'S WHY M MOBILE DATA SUCKS!!!
Deleted3yrs3Y
indifferent on this issue
@93S5CYR3yrs3Y
No, and nationalize ISPs.
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