Verizon, et. al., want to kill the internet as we know it

Yes, they want to charge web sites for the privilege of flowing their content over their networks to their subscribers.  Never mind that they are making tons of money SELLING access to their subscribers and charge additional fees from their subscribers if they access a lot of data.  They want more.  Damn greedy bastards! Upstart companies won't have the money to pay carriers to carry their programming, so it will only be the big guys (who started out little once upon a time).  Innovation will be thwarted.

http://www.infoworld.com/d/the-industry-standard/verizons-diabolical-plan-turn-the-web-pay-view-226662

They're in court right now arguing to end the FCC's Net Neutrality rules.  

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The country's No. 1 carrier is fighting in court to end the Federal Communications Commission's policy of Net neutrality, a move that would open the gates to a whole new -- and wholly bad -- economic model on the Web.