Apparently nobody explained to the appeals court that people don't really have choice in ISP providers because of the cable infrastructure needed for high speed internet.

That is a horribly stupid opinion from the court.

All this will do is allow all of the ISPs to change their services to be the tiered bullshit that will cost us all a lot more than the current free and open internet.

Just more pandering to big corporations and their money.

Since I consider you an educated user, even if sometimes I feel you lean a bit more right compared to me, can you explain to me what exactly has happened. I'm at work, and I just need a summary of the issue.

This will be appealed all the way up don't worry.

More corporate cock riding I see...

The internet is outside of the FCC's sphere, anyway, so I'm glad they got bitchslapped. Fuck them and their shitty power grab.

This is such a backward decision and have to think appeal will strike it down.

How telecommunications companies operate their services is directly within FCC jurisdiction.

I don't like that one bit, but we'll see how this turns out.

Internet providers have wanted, for years, to monetize internet. They want to change it from being a simple provided utility service, like water or electricity, to being more like cable and satellite.

They want to sell it as tiers instead of one giant on/off switch.

Basically, just as you have basic cable, expanded cable, premium channels, etc... they want to provide the internet in a similar fashion with some websites only available for premium prices.

Its absolultely anti-consumer and something FCC was trying to block as it would restrict web interaction (new sites would have to sign deals with ISPs to be visible, just as a new channel in cable) as well as create easy and simple censorship that currently is non-existant in US.

Obvsiously the courts are now listening to government and corporations to F people.