Something doesn't smell right...
First false information in a formula:
"these big companies support net neutrality, so it's bad", then they proceed to list companies that are actually AGAINST NN.
https://www.opensecrets.org/news/issues/net_neutrality/
VERIZON, ATT, COMCAST have all lobbied excessively AGAINST NN.
The thing with ending net neutrality is that it's unlikely to have the results that everyone fears, for the simple reason that everyone coming out of the woodwork to fight makes it obvious that it's impossible for any ISP's to get away with selling measured or site/content limited access.
Many countries will pass laws specifically against it because it will be demanded by the population/voters, and it will also make unmetered/unrestricted access a selling point that many smaller ISP's will capitalize upon to gain a larger market share, which will take subscribers away from the larger ISP's and force them to offer the same access at the same price or lose a significant share of the market.
It will self regulate in much the same way it does with net neutrality, the parameters will be different but the net result will be the same, content providers will also have a large say in nixing any metered access as it would hurt them and monopoly access to no content will be pointless.
The way I see it there is a good chance that it will even be a good thing as it will make the competition between ISP's a lot more cut-throat since ultimately the consumer is holding the purse strings and any attempt to create metered access will create a much greater incentive for them to shop around for a good ISP and that will create opportunities for other ISP's and may even create new ones.
Unless every single ISP cooperated with each other and agree to provide the same shit service(and that won't happen as long as there is a market for a better product that can earn those that supply it a great deal of money) the effects everyone is screaming about won't happen.
If anything it is likely to create a feeding frenzy between ISP's that will negatively effect the bottom line of many of them, which is likely why some large but still aggressive financial interest are trying to be the night in shining armor protecting the common man against the end of net neutrality.
They realize that ending net neutrality is likely to hurt them bad if anything more than a minimum of restricted access plans are offered as it would force previously complacent subscribers to start shopping around for a better deal.......