When internet providers tried to charge per gigabyte downloaded there was serious push-back from consumers. Now sites are paying for priority arrangements. It will work or there will be push-back as well. Like PJ said, the free market will work it out. The internet actually works and is a great example of an unregulated sector of our economy that has changed lives and lifestyle; innovated and thrived without government interference. Why mess up a good thing? Originally Posted by odenWord! oden has NN right. I've been lurking on a list serv read posts about it. NN has been on their radar for more than a year. The small ISPs are the one in a pinch. They may have to piggy back on the backbone of the internet of one of the bigs. If Comcast (or whomever) decides that XYZ Internet Co is competition they could throttle back through-put.
While I'd like to agree with PJ that free market will adjust in this case the free market has failed and we end up getting charged for width or broadband access. My ISP has had broad band to my house since 1997 (I was the envy of friends!) and has never charged according to my usage nor where I surf (would they charge more for eccie? ).
As I heard the decision it is mixed results. Some controls on the providers but allows them to increase fees on some services.