3 Lies of Net Neutrality

Charting Course ^ | 12/31/14 | Steve Berman

[lifeofgrace]

Did you write the article?

Yes, I wrote it.

[ifinnegan]

Nothing personal. Don’t take it that way if you did.

Heed my comments.

Answer simple questions such as what is the actual law being proposed and what would it change?

Who are the politicians for it, who oppose? What committee is working on or?

What are their arguments for it? Against it?

Etc...

[ifinnegan]

I would start with this sentence which you have near the end of the piece:

“Net Neutrality fundamentally changes that balance of power toward the government.”

And then explain how and why the Act would change the balance of power.

[lifeofgrace]

Answer simple questions such as what is the actual law being proposed and what would it change?

If Net Neutrality were a law Congress was considering, that would be easy. But several attempts at Congress legislating it were defeated (good thing too). Then the Supreme Court also struck down some elements. So now the FCC wants to try again. Read about it here. This is just another brazen attempt for the Administrative State to take more of our market power as consumers and transfer it to the government.

[lifeofgrace]

explain how and why the Act would change the balance of power.

It's not legislation: it's a proposed FCC Rule. The FCC wants to regulate the Internet like it does cable and telephone carriers. This means user fees (like the Universal Service Fee garbage), and all kinds of red tape. The balance of power is simple: market-driven industries must serve the MARKET (customers like me and you), while regulated industries serve the REGULATORS (the government). Would you like to keep the power you have over ISPs or cede it to the government?

I thought so.

[amigatec]

I live in a small town, the only Internet we can get is either dialiup/dsl or satellite. The only TV we get is Antenna or Satellite. I don't really have a choice of what I get. The Cable company pulled out and removed all their coax from the telephone poles.

The phone company is one of those smaller companies and is given an exemption so I can't change who I get my Phone service from. I tried changing my Phone service a couple of years ago, and we told I couldn't.

I think the fastest speed here is 6mb, with Sat Internet it REALLY sucks, this means there FAP policy would be illegal.

So IF they want to REALLY fair about this, they should require we ALL get fiber Internet, after all my ISP/phone company is restricting my bandwidth.

[Major Matt Mason]

My rule of thumb has been that, if Obama is pushing for it, then it must be bad for the rest of us. I have no doubt that Obama has something up his sleeve should the FCC adopt net neutrality.