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hookrider, and all, this may or may not be helpful in handling existing anxiety about Ajit Pai's success in wiping your net neutrality rules.

"FCC votes to repeal net neutrality rules"

Net neutrality: The digital landscape set to change as the US moves to overturn regulations

Updated 22 Nov 2017, 8:25pm

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This is all happening in the US so what does it mean for Australia?

There are no official laws or regulations on net neutrality in Australia.

In fact, some actions from Australian internet providers actively act against net neutrality principles.

One example is where companies provide unmetered access to popular content (such as the ABC's iview), creating a two-tier system of free versus paid data streaming.

Experts say strong competition among local providers, along with strong consumer laws, protect Australians .. https://theconversation.com/australias-net-neutrality-lesson-for-the-us-22245 , despite the lack of regulation.

Professor of intellectual property and innovation at the Queensland University of Technology, Matthew Rimmer, told Radio National .. http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/is-australia-net-neutral/8621868 .. it was discussed when the NBN was set up.

"We don't have a public interest concept of net neutrality, but nonetheless there has been a lot of concern about broadband services in Australia, particularly slow broadband speeds," Dr Rimmer said.

"Turnbull's federal government has given the ACCC a job to monitor NBN broadband speeds across the country so in Australia we have to rely upon consumer law and competition polity."

[That bit is toward the bottom.]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-22/net-neutrality-regulations-to-be-overturned-in-the-us/9179512

Apparently strong consumer laws seem to be one of the keys in Australia. So for you guys there looks
(perhaps, not sure) a link to your future internet experience situation and Trump's attack on the CFPB.

See - The fight for control of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=136468255

LOL. As per usual too often i'm flying by the seat of my pants on this one too. Best wishes to you guys.