FCC is trying to end net neutrality. This is what it can look like.

[DonFerrari]

SvennoJ said:

DonFerrari said:

And you know that is basically the government rulling that keep thi very limite number of ISPs available right?

How so? The government is actually helping to achieve the opposite
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/10/11/internet-prices-canada-crtc_n_12443020.html

A recent ruling from Canada’s telecom watchdog means Canadians could soon be seeing cheaper Internet bills and more choice in Internet providers, but the move could also threaten profits at Canada’s major telecoms, experts predict.

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) last Thursday ordered the major internet service providers (ISPs) to reduce the prices they charge to retail competitors who buy space on their networks.

It rather seems the opposite that government is holding the big companies back from upgrading
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/why-super-fast-internet-may-come-from-a-company-you-ve-never-heard-of-1.3182545

It's a big mess while it shouldn't be. Internet is almost as important as electricity nowadays yet building a national glass fiber network is pretty much the wild west atm. I guess electricity networks started out that way too with different voltages and hz even in different cities. Humans never learn. Trial and error is our way!

Anyway I can't think of any positives of getting rid of net neutrality. The big companies argue they could make more money without it to invest in upgrading their networks. Says all you need to know, it's going to cost more by fragmenting the service. Maintaining/upgrading infrastructure always suffers under competition. Short term profit always wins. Getting rid of net neutrality is not the way to fix that.

Governments shouldn't NEVER dictate the prices on the market. Reducing the price by law will only lead to breaks and other undesirable effects (they have done this several times in Brazil, to try and control the prices, every single time the result was worse).

One of the direct effects is that companies that can't achieve the dictated price won't even try to enter the market (so protect the companies already there) another one is that areas were the cost to implement isn't worth the dictate max price they won't even put infrastructure over there.

Electricity in most countries still are a big monopoly where you don't have any choice from who to buy from and the prices aren't very much friendly.