The FCC will soon be releasing it’s plans to change net neutrality rules that currently ban ISPs from blocking or slowing down content. Essentially creating a prime opportunity for deep pocketed companies to purchase a “fast lane” that could deliver their content at a faster rate than it’s potential competitors.
Remember when Comcast had a limit on your BitTorrent speeds? A faint memory that presents only the tip of the iceberg when considering the ramifications to innovation that might come.
Ajit Pai has taken an aggressive tact since taking position as FCC Chairman as far back as February. Controversially Pai has ended an ongoing investigation into both AT&T and Verizon determining if usage of data limits were being manipulated for anticompetitive purposes.
What happens when your favorite start ups can not afford compete equally on the same platform as giants like Microsoft, Google, Time-Warner and other Cable/Telecommunication providers?