Wrong. They
say the FTC will be responsible for enforcing consumer protections, but then they went right ahead and eliminated most of them, while giving some BS reasons for doing so:
> "We eliminate the formal complaint procedures because the informal complaint procedure, in conjunction with other redress options including consumer protection laws, will sufficiently protect consumers.
> Additionally, we eliminate the position of Open Internet Ombudsperson because the staff from the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau—other than the Ombudsperson—have been performing the Ombudsperson functions envisioned by the Title II Order.
> We also eliminate the issuance of enforcement advisory opinions, because enforcement advisory opinions do not diminish regulatory uncertainty, particularly for small providers. Instead, they add costs and uncertain timelines since there is no specific timeframe within which to act, which can also inhibit innovation."
Also, I don't think any other "consumer protection" ever upheld the idea that ISPs shouldn't be nickle and diming consumers by splitting the internet into service packages, like what's happening in Portugal.
The net neutrality rules were those consumer protections, and the ones the ISPs wanted most to eliminate.
Oh, and as a bonus, they also eliminated the rules that said there shouldn't be any interconnection fees - like the stuff that got Verizon and Comcast to drastically slow-down Netflix and YouTube the last time around (before net neutrality passed), until the two companies had to pay up.
> "We believe that applying Title II to Internet traffic exchange arrangements was unnecessary and is likely to inhibit competition and innovation. We find that freeing Internet traffic exchange arrangements from burdensome government regulation, and allowing market forces to discipline this emerging market is the better course. Indeed, the cost of Internet transit fell over 99 percent on a cost-per-megabit basis from 2005 to 2015.
Google and Netflix didn't fight the net neutrality repeal this time around because they thought they were safe. I think they will regret not fighting the repeal very soon.