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ISPs can charge extra for fast gaming under FCC’s Internet rules, critics say (arstechnica.com)
submitted 8 months ago by jeffw to c/technology
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[–] _sideffect 51 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Fuck these pricks.

The network can handle everyone currently on it yet they cry like it's causing them issues.

Fucking liars.

[–] Plopp 20 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The issue is there are profits left on the table! Unacceptable!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

When it's mafia it's extortion, when it's ISPs it's just "good business practices."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

They might not be able to easily, but that's 100% on them for spending their obscene profits on yet another nesting yacht rather than upgrading their infrastructure to actually keep pace with demand

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

It's yachts, all the way down