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Those instances were usually resolved, but other times ISPs continued misbehaving, and in fact when the FCC has sued, the courts have actually said that they could've won and prevented the bad behavior under Title II [0]

Also, the argument that "the internet worked fine before" is misleading, because technically the FCC worked under the same wireline "neutrality" rules and norms applied to AT&T back in the 70s. A little more history here: [1]

[0] https://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opinions.nsf/EA10373F...

[1] https://www.wired.com/story/how-the-fccs-net-neutrality-plan...



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