On Wed, 1 Nov 2017 09:34:08 +1300, I wrote:
Some of those who have been following the net neutrality debate may remember a spoof poster that showed what might happen if ISPs were allowed to charge you differently, based on which sites you were allowed to visit.
That was hypothetical, but here <https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20171129/22340038703/absent-facts-to-support-repealing-net-neutrality-ajit-pai-wildly-attacking-hollywood-tweeters.shtml#c532> is a (non-exhaustive) list of cases that actually happened in the US: 2005 - Madison River Communications was blocking VOIP services. The FCC put a stop to it. 2005 - Comcast was denying access to P2P services without notifying customers. 2007-2009 - AT&T was having Skype and other VOIPs blocked because they didn't like that there was competition for their cellphones. 2011 - MetroPCS tried to block all streaming except YouTube. They actually sued the FCC over this. 2011-2013 - AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon were blocking access to Google Wallet because it competed with their own wallet apps. This one happened literally months after the trio were busted collaborating with Google to block apps from the Android marketplace. 2012 - Verizon was demanding Google block tethering apps on Android because it let owners avoid their $20 tethering fee. This was despite guaranteeing they wouldn't do that as part of a winning bid on an airwaves auction. 2012 - AT&T tried to block access to FaceTime unless customers paid more money. 2013 - Verizon literally stated that the only thing stopping them from favoring some content providers over other providers were the net neutrality rules in place. 2014 - Netflix & Comcast sign a deal where Netflix will pay Comcast to stop throttling the service. The very next day, streaming problems vanish.