All this decision really means if you think your ISP is cheating you out of

bandwidth, you file your complaint with the FTC instead of the FCC.

This is how it was before the 2015 decision to give oversight to the FCC. Uninformed people think it was good think. Instead, it has stifled startups and small players because investors are weary that the FCC might exert control, which would ruin an investment.

In response to this post by Twincountyhokie

Posted: 12/14/2017 at 6:35PM

Can someone explain this net neutrality is and what it means to -- Twincountyhokie 12/14/2017 4:01PM

Kinda frustrating when you go looking for actual information on a topic -- Tafkam Hokie 12/14/2017 10:47PM

Balance look at what is occurring with net neutrality in this article -- Hokie1992 12/15/2017 06:27AM

You are exactly right. A little further research indicated that Net -- Twincountyhokie 12/14/2017 11:27PM

No one broke into my house, so I'm removing the locks -- jmanatVT 12/15/2017 09:58AM

Everything was not fine... companies were beginning to learn how they -- HokieSignGuy 12/15/2017 12:26AM

And companies will be required to identify to consumers -- Hokie1992 12/15/2017 06:35AM

Not that easy though. ISP's are limited in each market, limiting choice -- HokieHutch 12/15/2017 09:30AM

Actually the government gained the ability to pick winners & losers -- EDGEMAN 12/15/2017 07:52AM

With net neutrality, which winners and losers did they pick? -- jmanatVT 12/15/2017 10:00AM

That is how I understand it too. But it doesn't make it any better. -- HokieSignGuy 12/15/2017 06:51AM

BINGO. Many in my county still don't have ANY option for broadband. -- VTHokieTBone7 12/15/2017 08:05AM

All this decision really means if you think your ISP is cheating you out of -- Hokie1992 12/14/2017 6:35PM

Do you have a source for your last statement? ** -- vtbones 12/14/2017 8:07PM

I'd point you to Chairman Pai's press conference this morning -- Hokie1992 12/14/2017 9:58PM

So the potus secretary guy who is whiping out net neutrality -- capitals1 12/14/2017 11:28PM

So basically every argument you like is valid, and every one... -- EDGEMAN 12/15/2017 08:01AM

Those are not sources ** -- capitals1 12/15/2017 12:37PM

I'll take that as a no. ** -- vtbones 12/14/2017 10:07PM

WILL, CAN WE GET THIS GARBAGE OFF? I'm not going to tell this guy -- CochraneResident 12/14/2017 7:15PM

Sounds like a "you" problem to me. ** -- Riverguy 12/14/2017 8:15PM

...nobody likes a tattletale Danny -- chumley 12/14/2017 8:04PM

Instead of getting pissy about it why not contribute positive dialogue? I -- Hoakie82 12/14/2017 8:00PM

Re: WILL, CAN WE GET THIS GARBAGE OFF? I'm not going to tell this guy -- Virtual Hokie 12/14/2017 7:45PM

We will allow UVA to make 3 uncontested baskets before the beatdown ** -- bigbadbird 12/14/2017 4:21PM

Big thread about 3 threads down ** -- JoesterVT 12/14/2017 4:06PM

It means we have to let UVA win some of the time to. To be fair. ** -- Beerman 12/14/2017 4:04PM

Actually, it means UVA just has to have access to the ability -- HokieSignGuy 12/14/2017 4:09PM

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