This boils down to several accurate analogies: open internet/closed internet, fast lanes/slow lanes, and then there's the 'toll road.' The latter best describes what's on the table for approval right now and it's only about one thing...mo' money, mo' money, mo' money. Net neutrality more or less equals the playing field with providers in that there is no 'discrimination' in terms of access and speed. Even so, there are already two important dynamics at play. One, we already have levels of internet competition and, two, this country pays FAR more for internet than any other country, period, and we STILL have the SLOWEST SPEEDS.. It's the same situation we're in with Big Pharma, we pay FAR more for the same drugs as other countries get that are not nearly as large and rich as we are. Let that sink in. As it stands, the state with the fastest speed and access is Delaware with D.C. coming in second.
When we look abroad, South Korea has the fastest internet access and speed in the world, AND, they pay way less than we do here in this country with less technology, access, and speed. What's about to happen is that without net neutrality, whatever plan/speed you currently have will surely rise in price with content tanking along with speed. Your buddy Snake Eyes, who's getting gouged for more money while still getting far less service and performance than less fortunate countries, will have you believe he's really raising h*ll now!! We should be competing with other countries' internet technology at this point and not so much among each other, folks. Here are two links for reference:
https://www.recode.net/2017/6/9/15768598/states-fastest-slowest-internet-speeds
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/slideshows/10-countries-with-the-fastest-internet-speeds
-Broadband Internet speeds in the United States are only about one-fourth as fast as those in South Korea, the world leader, according to the Internet monitoring firm Akamai. And, as if to add insult to injury, U.S. Internet connections are more expensive than those in South Korea, too.Mar 31, 2010-
-As of Q4 2016, South Korea had the fastest average internet connection in the world at 26.1 Mbit/s according to the report State of the Internet published by Akamai Technologies. South Korea's speed is almost four times faster than the world average of 7.0 Mbit/s.-
*Folks, WE invented the internet, okay. Other countries should be trying to catch up and keep up with US. Not the other way around.