If you like your internet, you will be able to keep your internet. Period.
No one will take them away. No matter what.
Posted on 02/26/2015 10:08:14 AM PST by GIdget2004
Federal regulators voted Thursday to impose sweeping net neutrality rules that supporters say are critical to protecting the freedom of the Internet.
In a party-line 3-2 vote, the Federal Communications Commission moved to embrace an approach advocated by President Obama to treat the Web like a utility in order to prevent major companies such as Comcast or Verizon from slowing, blocking or creating “toll roads” for people’s access to the Internet.
"We cannot have gatekeepers who tell us what we can and cannot do and where we can and cannot go online," said Jessica Rosenworcel, one of the FCC's three Democratic commissioners. "We cannot have a two-tiered Internet with fast lanes that speed the traffic of the privileged and leave the rest of us lagging behind."
After a decade spent by activists pushing for strong federal rules, supporters said that the tough new rules would be a strong bulwark to prevent people from being abused online. In the end, those activists helped drive more than 4 million net neutrality comments to the agency — by far an FCC record.
On Thursday, the commission’s meeting room was packed with activists, lawyers and journalists who trudged through the rare February snowfall to attend the historic hearing. Meanwhile, dozens of proponents of the rules gathered outside the agency’s Southwest Washington headquarters to cheer on the vote.
“Today, because of your efforts we are better able to allow millions of Americans to tell their stories, to reach their potential and to reach the American ideal,” said Mignon Clyburn, another Democratic commissioner, in thanking activists for their work.
The vote puts an end to a tumultuous 13-month rulemaking period prompted by a federal appeals court ruling last January, which tossed out previous regulations dating from 2010.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
FCC delenda est
Do we finally get to read what’s in it, or — as we become more like the Soviet Union every day — are they to keep the law secret?
If you like your internet, you will be able to keep your internet. Period.
No one will take them away. No matter what.
“If you like your Internet you can keep it.”
Washington delenda est?
Say goodbye to the internet. Notice which 3 was for full control of your speech.
Pray America is waking up
“Do we finally get to read what’s in it”
I thought they had to have a public hearing on rules changes ...
Okay, they voted ... now I would like to read it ... :-) ...
No, we cannot have industry deciding who the best customers are and maintaining profitability. We need the government to make sure everything is fair, equal and nuetral.
We are doomed. Free Republic to soon be nuetralized.
Which is exactly opposite of what they will do..................
so the gatekeeepers become govt and then they tell us where we can and can’t go. and have nsa hack the sites they are against. and then we are all forced to pay the equivalent added tax of an internet universal service fee too.
My internet sped up to twice it’s normal rate today.
So we don’t need Congress to make laws now? They’re just ceremonial?
Off to the courts...
Welcome to the Obamanet!
Thought Criminal you will be move to the Gulag in Alaska....
The Obamunists aren’t even trying to hide the rush to totalitarianism now.
In reality, why should they?
It’s not like thousands of us are out in front of the White House, protesting this.
“”We cannot have gatekeepers who tell us what we can and cannot do and where we can and cannot go online,” said Jessica Rosenworcel, one of the FCC’s three Democratic commissioners. “We cannot have a two-tiered Internet with fast lanes that speed the traffic of the privileged and leave the rest of us lagging behind.” “
Uh-huh......and the vans that used to roam around direction finding 10-8-heads with linear amplifiers on their citizens-band (odd name, that)? The chopped out sections of the bandwidth in bearcat scanners, protecting us from ourselves? The radio bandwidth recovery project (almost like a land grab?) taking control of lightly used portions of the spectrum?
BFO....this is nothing more than a blatant grab for control.
It is certain......hey......get outta here....what.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
KYPD
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