Posted on 02/26/2015 11:01:27 AM PST by Nachum
Dallas Mavericks owner and investor Mark Cuban predicted that proposed FCC Internet regulations will end up impacting TV and “your TV as you know it is over” on Thursday’s “Squawk Alley” on CNBC.
Cuban began by predicting “the courts will rule the Internet for the next however many years.” He then explained, “let’s just take it all the way through its logical conclusion. All bits are bits, all bits are equal. If all bits are equal, then let’s look at what a stream bit is an example. So when Henry and I do an interview, and it’s streamed lived on the Internet, there’s a camera, it goes through an encoder, it sends it out via server or some manner to the Internet, you click on Business Insider and you watch the stream, right? Now, let’s look at CNBC on Comcast. There’s cameras right in front of you, they go through a switcher, they go through an encoder, it’s put through a server, it goes to Comcast, and it’s streamed in a managed service environment to television. It’s the exact same thing. And if it’s the exact same thing technologically and all bits are equal, then why shouldn’t CNBC and all TV networks that are delivered on cable, and Telco, and fiber like Verizon, why shouldn’t they be part of the open Internet as well? And if they are and all bits are equal, now, let’s take it one step further. It’s the purview of the FCC now. The FCC, right? So, the FCC now has to apply their same standards to content, don’t they, that they do to television content because that’s where it is and there’s going to be certain citizens who think ‘
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Yep, Cuban actually thought bringing in Rajon Rondo was a good idea.
“And Republicans on Capitol Hill, who once criticized the plan as “Obamacare for the Internet,” now say they are unlikely to pass a legislative response that would undo perhaps the biggest policy shift since the Internet became a reality.
“We’re not going to get a signed bill that doesn’t have Democrats’ support,” said Senator John Thune, Republican of South Dakota and chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee. “This is an issue that needs to have bipartisan support.”
Well if you’re being a contrarian on purpose, I guess you could make that argument. If Obama said to children “make sure you drink enough liquids each day,” you’d say, what? “Water isn’t one of life’s building blocks. You don’t have to drink water each day!”
This is a fight between the ISP (i.e. keyholders) and the content provided (Netflix, eBay, Amazon, YouTube, Google, etc.). What the FCC is saying is that ISPs should not be allowed to limit the speed of your internet because of the content you’re accessing.
And that’s true! THAT is freedom my friend.
And the FCC says that in everything they’ve released on their website...and in their commission reports...and on their webcasts.
Most Republicans on Capitol Hill think the Internet is like their Grandma’s Knitting,back when they were young shortly after the Civil war
If they collude against some type of speech, and if that collusion irritates people, then it creates a potential market for other providers who don’t irritate people in that way.
OTOH, if the government decides to shut down your speech, you are simply screwed. There is no hope for an alternative.
You could not possibly be more wrong.
Pictures are "hung", criminals are "hanged".
Next time get it right, okay?
Dey said that you was hung.
And dey was right.
LOL!
If he does this, who will stop him? The people? Don't be silly. The people have stood for every other illegal act he has done, including having obamacare inflicted on them. Other than some bitching and keyboarding commanding, nothing will happen. And besides, as long as the EBT Cards are full, the sheep are pacified. The Courts? He has already demonstrated that he owns the Courts. The media? The media worship the ground he pisses on. The Republican Party? When has the Republican Party stood up in opposition to him? The Military? He has his people in command there. The civilian police? Obey my orders or your Federal Funds will be cut off, and in addition, you will lose your pension. Other than a very few Patriots who are willing to give their lives, who will tell him nay.
Isn't that like using dial-up?
When the internet starts crawling for me, I check the packets coming and going or just not existing. That's when I decide to reboot... sometimes many times till I happen to grab on to some healthy packets.
I never have trouble witching TV in several rooms and surfing the net on a couple puters all at the same time.
I think we have to look at what happened today without the commentary.
Let’s say you and I both pay $80/mth for AT&T internet. What the FCC did today was rule that I can’t pay $90/mth for faster internet speed at the expense of YOUR service.
Similarly, the FCC ruled that ISPs can’t charge Netflix more because of their successful business model! And they sure as hell can’t shake them down like Comcast did to Netflix in late 2014!
And that’s not just for Netflix...that’s for Amazon, eBay, MSNBC, Drudge Report, Rushlimbaugh.com, Etsy, Google, Facebook, Tumblr, etc.
The whole “shutting down websites” because of content is a red herring. BUT!!! But, if the FCC didn’t act, ISPs COULD drastically SLOW your service to websites they felt as offensive...or that took too much of their bandwidth.
Although that too is a red herring because it hasn’t happened.
“I don’t understand why everyone is against Free Health Care.”
You think the marketplace isn’t capable of solving those issues?
Don’t you think if it were possible, those companies would have tried doing those things a long time ago?
CONTENT ISN’T ARGUED HERE!!! It’s not even an issue.
The speed to access content is.
Without Net Neutrality, ISPs could limit the speed at which you enjoy FR!!!!
This isn’t a damn mystery! It’s all on the FCC.gov website...with webcasts of them telling you what they’re doing!
I watched it all day today and I’ve yet to hear anyone say anything about cutting content they don’t agree with. Under Net Neutrality, they couldn’t anyway!
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