doublethink
Posted on 04/08/2010 6:34:36 PM PDT by Lexluthor69
It is called “Net Neutrality.” On April 6th, 2010, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that the Federal Communications Commission has no regulating authority over how any Internet provider manages its network -- period!
So what IS Net Neutrality? There is as good an explanaiona as I have found at the Wise Geek’s website. You’ll fine it HERE.
The importance of this issue is the protection of freedom. Will the Internet remain free, or will the government regulate it? That is the question. Obama’s minions are salivating at the opportunity to regulate the hell out of the Internet and shut up commentators such as “yours truly.”
The courts told the FCC this week to “stand back,” and keep their hands off the Internet. But, do not think, for one second, they are about to allow a little thing like the law to get in the way of a take over of the Internet -- not for one second. Already, they are looking at regulating the Internet as a public utility.
Look, we warned and warned and warned that Obama’s Marxist buddies in the FCC and the Congress would come after free speech on the Internet. Well, here they come!
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Ah, the truth.
This thread has so much truth in it.
A triumph for Verizon and Comcast who will get to hold up websites like tollgate keepers for the right to send info to your computer.
Net neutrality means that the guy who owns the wires does not get to vary which information gets sent over those wires at which speeds. Mom and pop website pays the same as Disney.
Is there an FCC fee for a ham radio license? I've been all over the FCC site, but cannot find mention of any fee for ham radio.
End thread hijack.
There is generally a fee charged for taking the FCC licensing exam. It has been so long since I took the exam I don’t recall if I paid for the actual license. I don’t think I did. Interestingly, I am about to upgrade my license in three weeks. The local testing fee is $13 or $14 bucks.
I presume you are not currently licensed? Where are you located? Perhaps I can steer you to a local testing site in your area. Freep mail me.
Without net neutrality, a web service provider such as Comcast (which is in the process of buying MSNBC) could prevent people from viewing websites that they might not agree with, such as FoxNews or even Free Republic. Or they could force people to upgrade to a certain tier to be able to access ‘premium’ content, such as Facebook or Twitter.
With net neutrality, a web service provider will be required by law to allow that traffic.
Without net neutrality:
If your ISP unanimously favors one presidential candidate over another, they can literally block you from visiting the other’s site.
We are literally talking about the possibility of censorship from the corporations. Net neutrality exists to prevent corporations from censoring content that their users choose to view.
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Since May 6, 2010
My Troll Sniffer just spiked in the red...
I did just sign up, but there is so much misinformation about net neutrality and spin that some real information needs to get out there.
Net neutrality is designed to prevent censorship. It’s express purpose is to not allow service providers to block or limit content based on content provider.
You are new here. I do not think thast anyone will believe you on this issue.
I don’t ask people to just believe me. I ask that people look up this information for themselves. Unless you like the idea of paying extra just to use Facebook and YouTube, I suggest you do some serious independent research on what Net Neutrality really is.
“A senior telecommunications executive said yesterday that Internet service providers should be allowed to strike deals to give certain Web sites or services priority in reaching computer users, a controversial system that would significantly change how the Internet operates.
William L. Smith, chief technology officer for Atlanta-based BellSouth Corp., told reporters and analysts that an Internet service provider such as his firm should be able, for example, to charge Yahoo Inc. for the opportunity to have its search site load faster than that of Google Inc.”
This is what happens without net neutrality.
“At its core, the Net Neutrality movement in the US refers to efforts to keep the Internet open, accessible and “neutral” to all users, application providers and network carriers. In theory, this means, for example, that one carrier would not be allowed to discriminate against an application written by a third party (such as Google Voice) by requiring its users to rely on the carrier’s own proprietary voice applications. A carrier’s walled-garden browser, which allows access to only certain websites, is also not seen as neutral by many neutrality proponents.”
The proposed changes are to prevent the end consumer from getting screwed by his or her ISP. I’m not making this stuff up. This is literally what net neutrality. You can choose not be believe me and only believe news from 1 or 2 sources, but it’s against your own best interests to not question your news sources.
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Certainly Ubama and his communist ilk want to shut up the political opposition, but always remember that the main thing driving these scumbags is money. They want control of the internet so they can tax the internet and everything that occurs on the internet.
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