> Right now I’m paying for Filet Mignon, and receiving a “veggie burger”
Really? Why not go find a better deal then? Or build it yourself.
That’s what happens with “throttling” and “fast lanes” and the “third charges” ... which have been explained above.
TO MAKE IT CLEARER ... and more specific and to the point ... it’s the following.
A customer pays for 150 Mbps down. It is desired (by the customer) to get a high definition movie, which requires at least 15 Mbps down. The customer actually has ... in excess of 135 Mbps over and above the required 15 Mbps ... so everything is “theoretically” fine ... with lots of room to spare!
Now on the “movie side” (for example, it would be Netflix), the business service had paid for adequate speed on their side to service all their customers and do so in high definition. Again ... everything is “theoretically” just fine ... as everyone (on both sides) has paid for the speed and capacity that they need and is required.
HOWEVER ... when the Filet Mignon is asked to be delivered, what arrives is a VEGGIE BURGER (instead of high definition, they get a grainy and jumpy picture).
NOW ... BOTH the customer and Netflix try to find out why only a VEGGIE BURGER is being delivered, when it should be Filet Mignon!!
The telecommunications company tells them ... “If you pay us a few million dollars MORE, we’ll give you a ‘fast lane’ so that you get the Filet Mignon you originally ordered and paid for!”
SO, the telecommunications company gets their few million dollars more, the “throttling” of the movie is removed, they set up the “fast lane” for the movie ... and now the Filet Mignon that was originally ordered and paid for ... “actually” gets delivered!
AND ... “THAT” is the practice that will be outlawed ... :-) ...
Net Neutrality means that when you order and pay for Filet Mignon, you will get that, and not a Veggie Burger. And there will be no additional SURCHARGE to actually get what you ordered and paid for.