Posted on 05/05/2010 2:04:02 PM PDT by abb
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski has decided to reregulate Internet lines to protect net neutrality, siding with consumer groups and Internet companies worried that Internet providers have too much power.
On Wednesday, Mr. Genachowski's staff began briefing the FCC's commissioners on how they will propose to regulate Internet lines under rules that were written for traditional phone networks. Some of those rules won't be applied to Internet networks, FCC officials say, but others will be used to enforce net neutrality, or regulations that require Internet providers to treat traffic equally and not slow or block websites.
Phone and cable companies opposed the FCC reclassifying regulation of Internet lines under Title 2 of the Communications Act, which was written for traditional phone networks and includes provisions such as rate regulations.
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http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/05/fcc-reclassify-broadband/
FCC to Exercise Nuclear Option on Broadband Providers
If you’re a barrister, join the line to the left.
This is a VERY dangerous precedent. Once the FCC gets their hands on the Internet they will surely ruin it. The government destroys anything it takes over from the private sector.
http://www.billingworld.com/news/briefs/fcc-will-try-reclassify-broadband.html
Net Neutrality: FCC to Try for Broadband Reclassification
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/5/5/863899/-FCC-to-Reclassify-Broadband,-Protect-Consumers-and-the-Internet
FCC to Reclassify Broadband, Protect Consumers and the Internet
Looks like an attempt to shut down any opposition to the regime. Stock up on food and ammo.
Taxes and censorship
http://atr.org/atr-condemns-fccs-move-regulate-internet-a4901
ATR Condemns FCC’s Move to Regulate the Internet
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Major-FCC-Announcement-About-Reclassification-Tomorrow-108256
Major FCC Announcement About Reclassification Tomorrow
http://atr.org/atr-condemns-fccs-move-regulate-internet-a4901
ATR Condemns FCC’s Move to Regulate the Internet
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Major-FCC-Announcement-About-Reclassification-Tomorrow-108256
Major FCC Announcement About Reclassification Tomorrow
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski has decided to reregulate Internet lines to protect net neutrality, siding with consumer groups and Internet companies worried that Internet providers have too much power....and the difference between "Internet companies" and "Internet providers" is...
‘strengthen public safety communications”
Government taking control of content when they want to.
This "net neutrality" will be coupled with the so-called "fairness doctrine" as an attempt by the statists to stifle free speech. It will also crush the ISP/broadband industry and internet access prices will skyrocket w/metered use!
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-05-05/fcc-to-regulate-web-in-victory-for-google-over-comcast-at-t.html
FCC to Regulate Web in Victory for Google Over Comcast, AT&T
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9FGU5580.htm
FCC to impose some new regulations on broadband
It means that the eeeeeevil corporations are going to randomly spit into your internet packets unless the ever heroic goverment steps into with tons of regulation, because when things are regulated the corporations can’t do their evil to you.
Or that’s what goverment wants us to believe, since this is the one place where can’t actually find a way to introduce regulation. For decades it has proven that it works really fine as it is.
Don’t know the answer to that.
This is the worst news I have heard not only all day, but for many a long year. How can Obama/Waxman get away with this?
Is there any recourse?
Comical Ali was the laughing stock of the world during that war. It is sad that he worked for a tyrant.
Wow, why do these creeps always float up?
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