8:05 am
Phil
Now Trump wants to and back net neutrality. I feel so sorry for you all in the US, you're all getting trampled on. One of our senators just resigned because he tried to influence our government due to taking money from a foreign businessman, Rightly there was outcry and even his own party said his actions were indefensible. I dare say he would have had no such issues in the US, you just call it lobbying. Perhaps he's also been working for the big ISPs in the US?
8:24 am
norinva
not too bad, only 2 guesses
10:19 am
Phil
Great Q and A programme with just the one guest - the Prime Minister answering tough questions from a wide ranging audience. Can be viewed online via the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Network) Shows how we have to have a politician that is able to answer any question on any topic concerning the people he governs. Democracy at its finest - glad to be Australian
1:30 pm
VisitorTod
Nicely said, Phil. The sad thing is that that type of politician seems to be becoming a rarity - it's a great feeling to be able to be proud of your government. I'm British and don't like our current PM or any of this Brexit nonsense, but when I look at Trump I don't feel quite so bad...
3:25 pm
drwho
Phil, net neutrality is a misnomer. It is actually about the government getting more control of the internet. Before the FCC under Obama issued net neutrality regulations there was a way to deal with the problems that net neutrality supposedly rectifies. The basic problem that net neutrality purports to address is ISPs and owners of the network infrastructure throttling competitors. When this happens the victim can complain to the FTC. Basically, throttling competing content violates the contract the ISP or infrastructure owner has made with the entity being throttled.
3:29 pm
drwho
There is nothing wrong with ISPs charging more for more bandwidth. Customers who want or need more bandwidth should pay more for it. If you don't want to pay a lot then you won't get the same quality of service that the customer who is paying more.
3:30 pm
drwho
In fact, offering different levels of service for different prices makes internet access affordable for more people than if everyone paid the same price.
