FCC plan would give Internet providers power to choose the sites customers see
It&#x27;s unlikely popular and profitable services will be hindered by the lack of net neutrality.<p>But any new services that threaten existing ones will be hard-pressed to compete.<p>Imagine I start a new streaming service. In order for my service to reach people, ISP&#x27;s will charge me a higher price than Netflix, probably a _significantly_ higher rate. This will make it extremely difficult for my new service to reach enough people to make it an ongoing concern.<p>This is just another nail in the oligarchy coffin we are actively sealing ourselves in.<p>It will also allow ISP&#x27;s to control and block content if someone pays them to do so. There are still anti-competitive laws on the books, but are any of them even being enforced anymore. We allowed the banks to become monopolies, we&#x27;ve allowed the AT&amp;T fox back in the hen house.<p>If we don&#x27;t fight back, we&#x27;re going to become slaves to the digital age.