Too true, RD, espcially when countries and their citizens want to continue to capitalise on the broad range of opportunities that the Internet offers, and have been lobbying for faster Internet speeds and more affordable prices.

Agreed.
Should net neutrality be removed, change is inevitable. Further, I am concerned that the Caribbean, other developing countries and Small Island Developing Stastes (SIDS) might not have adequate bargaining power to counterbalance or lessen those changes…

John,
Insightful thoughts as per usual. However, I am concerned that if the FCC forbears on this issue, they might have even more of a fight on their hands should they want to introduce more controls in the future.

We have to be very careful, as a Caribbean. My opinion is that whatever happens to internet governance and or architecture, routing will become a very important aspect of network interaction and delivery in the not too distant future. Generally we pay little or no attention to this aspect of the network, but it has the potential to be a political hot potato.

Now net neutrality is granted to allow superior service to come from US ISPs re web hosting and online services, over that of foreign ISPs. The tiering now allowed by removing net neutrality is a competitive advantage one will now be able to acquire from US ISPs, thereby attracting more of these businesses to US markets..
FCC will likely forbear on this to see how the markets adjust and whether US supremacy does not distort the markets too much, before they react by reverting to net neutrality – through the door the court has left open for and accessible to them.(i.e reclassifying ISPs as common carriers). Verizon, hey! we caught you smiling, again