But what govt’s plan for that was, was to set the limits for all providers to be equal, if they couldn’t meet the minimum requirements, they couldn’t be in business, and here in rural America, very few providers could guarantee those requirements, those that could wanted 3 times the price… if you could get them to understand that they had service in the area… (long, irritating story that once the previous “net neutrality” policy expired, I was able to get internet through one of the other 3 companies that were able to open up afterwards)
I’d have to go back and research that over again. I’m certainly not saying you’re wrong - I was still young back then.
But that certainly wasn’t what we were fighting for (the issue, not the law) The issue was traffic shaping and backroom deals for priority access - all of which are allowed now.
And I still only have one ISP. Glad to hear some of my rural brothers have seen that improve though.
Any links on the policies during that time would be appreciated, but I’ll look into it myself - so don’t worry about it unless it’s something you know/have readily available.
I’ll see if I can find some links from then for you, but the key is, if government is pushing for something and the call it something virtuous, it’s normally the opposite of that, ie. the Patriot Act, USA FREEDOMS Act, the Farm bill, Net Neutrality, etc
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