The thing that is actually missing from this entire essay is competition.
The biggest single reason why the USA's (and to a lesser extent Canada's) internet is shite is because of the monopolies that exist.
In the EU there are similar offers for "enhanced" access, but its not speeding up/slowing down apps, but giving "free" access, as in not counting to your data cap.
Instead of making the FCC stop fast lanes, the FCC should either be breaking up infrastructure from retailers (ie allowing regulated priced access like openreach) or splitting up operators and fining ones that dont provide proper access.
The biggest single reason why the USA's (and to a lesser extent Canada's) internet is shite is because of the monopolies that exist.
In the EU there are similar offers for "enhanced" access, but its not speeding up/slowing down apps, but giving "free" access, as in not counting to your data cap.
Instead of making the FCC stop fast lanes, the FCC should either be breaking up infrastructure from retailers (ie allowing regulated priced access like openreach) or splitting up operators and fining ones that dont provide proper access.