McCain Moves to Block FCC Net Neutrality

PCWorld ^ | Oct 23, 2009 | Tony Bradley

[BornToBeAmerican]

The FCC voted unanimously yesterday to move forward with the debate in an effort to formalize net neutrality guidelines. Senator John McCain followed up by introducing a bill that would prohibit the FCC from governing communications.

Oddly, the bill also contains text stating that any regulations in effect on the day before the Internet Freedom Act is officially enacted are grandfathered in and exempt from the provisions of the Internet Freedom Act. The implication seems to be that if the FCC can formalize net neutrality rules before McCain can get the Internet Freedom Act signed into law, the net neutrality rules would still apply.

[BornToBeAmerican]

Traitor to the USA

[Drango]

Good for McCain. The so called “net neutrality” bill isn’t

[animal172]

Net neutrality? I don’t know this country anymore.

[gaijin]

Wow..! John McCain...? This sounds mysteriously SPINE-LIKE, so it must be in error...

[GodGunsGuts]

McCain? On our side? There must be some mistake!

[animal172]

The same McCain of McCain-Fiengold??

[Cicero]

I’m a little surprised that this writer for PC World thinks that Net Neutrality is a good thing.

Contrary to what he says, I don’t think it was the threat of Net Neutrality that made ATT and Comcast back off. It was competition, the free market, and the fact that these actions made them unpopular.

I said I’m surprised because the geek comments that I’ve read seem to be divided ont he issue, even though the left puts out most of the propaganda.

[gaijin]

I’d have figgered he’s be for NET MODERATION, or something. And then CAREFULLY STUDY THE MATTER at a golf club....?

Here, he sounds somehow SURE of himself —WEIRD..! Like there are such things as right and wrong...

Maybe he pulled or sprained something....?

[bray]

We don’t need another Net Censorship bill.

PRay for America and Our Troops

[LiberConservative]

Net “neutrality” is a scam. I hate the big ISP’s more than just about anyone, but I hate the idea of the government telling them how they can provide their services even more.

[BornToBeAmerican]

Perhaps you missed this.....

"Oddly, the bill also contains text stating that any regulations in effect on the day before the Internet Freedom Act is officially enacted are grandfathered in and exempt from the provisions of the Internet Freedom Act. The implication seems to be that if the FCC can formalize net neutrality rules before McCain can get the Internet Freedom Act signed into law, the net neutrality rules would still apply"

[Salvation]

McCain does something right!

[Salvation]

What do you know about net neutrality?

It would be like this site and other conservative sites being wiped off the internet.

Obamanation doesn’t want the conservative point of view on the internet!

[MaxMax]

Broken clock.

[steve-b]

Manchurian McCain strikes again.