Obama: Regulate broadband Internet like a utility so it 'works for everyone'

cnet ^ | Nov 10, 2014 | Don Reisinger

[jameslalor]

Lack of competition is not what is hurting internet access in this country, regulatory pseudo-monopolies are the problem.

Going back to a system of so-called “natural monopolies” for broadband would make the situation a hundred times worse... unless you’re the CEO of Time-Warner.

This is simply crony capitalism at its best. Under this hair-brained idea, Obama’s furiously fellating friends over at the major media corporations would gain access to local monopolies, instead of having to compete with cable broadband providers, DSL providers, and wireless providers for lower rates and better speeds, your government would award an internet service provider monopoly to ONE provider in a given area — resulting in even higher prices, even lower quality of service, and enshrining Obama’s corporate sycophants in the media at the helm of monopolistic ISP control.

[Major Matt Mason]

The Internet has more or less evened the playing field that was once dominated by the Left/Marxists. They no longer control the flow of information the way they used to, so they want that control back. If Obama and the DemocRats are pushing for the FCC to regulate the Internet, you can bet that it won't be a good thing for freedom of speech and the free flow of information.

[WKUHilltopper]

So it will work for everyone? Obola, what do you know about work?

[SgtHooper]

Yeh, like the IRS works for “everyone”!

[Rock N Jones]

“so it works for everybody”

“If you like your doctor or health care provider, you can keep them.”
“If you like your doctor you can keep your Doctor”

If my internet is working for me, can I keep it?

[palmer]

your government would award an internet service provider monopoly to ONE provider in a given area

Yep, that's the end goal. Monopolies can rarely sustain without government coercion and this is one of those cases.

[upchuck]

Bump!

Very well said.

[bicyclerepair]

“for everyone” even those who don’t pay a monthly bill?

[ThePatriotsFlag]

Defund the FCC to make sure the Internet keeps working for everyone.

[musicman]

"Obama:
Regulate broadband Internet like a utility
so it 'works for everyone'"




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[all the best]

Don’t get all worked up. If you want your internet, you can keep your internet. Or not.

[livius]

It does work for everyone, including Bambi’s terrorist bros. I guess he wants it restricted so it works ONLY for them.

[Fledermaus]

Wait a minute...I thought we weren’t through with the $200 trillion program of wiring the schools for the internet yet! /s

[Chewbarkah]

“...so it works for everyone.”

Begs the question:
For whom isn’t the internet working?
Splain that, Obami.

[GeronL]

great question

[clearcarbon]

"Obama: Regulate broadband Internet like a utility so it 'works for everyone'

Coming from obama this means"

He's lying.

It means the opposite of what he says.

He's lying

The internet presents a personal threat to his ambitions.

He's lying

He wants the internet to fund his pet anti-citizen projects

He's lying

[USCG SimTech]

Divide and conquer.

Separate the means to carry out the 1st amendment from the people using class warfare tools of envy and revenge.

Same thing as regulating mouths but not what comes out of them. Just sew it up so you can only hear a murmur.

[__rvx86]

Supposedly, wireless Internet access has never been regulated by the FCC (by which I mean the presence of "network neutrality" regulation).

I pay ~$40/mo for wireless internet from T-Mobile.

It comes with free music streaming. (This is the part proponents of net neutrality hate.) Other than that, it works the same as any other access method. (dial-up, DSL, fibre, cable, &c.)

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One last time, Obola: THE INTERNET IS NOT BROKEN.
__RVX

[Biggirl]

Making folks like Sen. Ted Cruz look all the more popular.

[Biggirl]

Stuff like that WILL land up in the federal courts!