With a 3-2 vote down political party lines, the FCC ended the net neutrality rules put in to place by the Obama administration two years ago to curtail internet service providers such as AT&T and Comcast from charging premium rates for certain content or better service. This will have a huge impact on the television landscape especially as more and more Americans rely on streaming services for viewing content. For example, with the neutrality rules now done away with, ISP's can now charge you more for streaming services or put limits on how much streaming without extra costs. What's really worrisome is these companies will have the power to force you to subscribe to their streaming service by slowing down the comptetition or blocking your access all together. The future is uknown at this point but the internet of tomorrow will likely look very diffrent than it does today.
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