FCC plan would give Internet providers power to decide how you use your internet

[Benton]

(12-01-2017, 12:58 PM)Au165 Wrote: When people realize they have to pay to get internet, then pay again for premium websites, then pay again at the website level to access the content from the website owners......That is when people will actually understand what is going on.

That, I think, is the direction most sites are going. I know media is. Most of the new models that are succeeding rely on little to no advertising, they're subscription based services. And that's carrying over in other areas (Netflix, Spotify, etc). But part of what makes those sites able to charge a low fee is that they can keep operating costs low by not having to pay providers ATT or Comcast. 

If the administration moves forward with plans, it's going to be a pretty big hit to lots of existing companies and will be prohibitive for startups. But established giant networks will be cashing in.