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.
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Even a stopped watch is correct twice a day.
I was talking about a very narrow aspect of the whole custome v soul sucking corporation who loathe it’s customers, relationship. The telcos will still continue he to name their customer “whore”, “a-hole”, etc.. The telcos,will,continue,to charge customers for stolen equipment that has been returned to the telco properly. The telcos will continue the over bill you month after month after month. The telcos will still continue to NOT show up for scheduled appointments.
Don’t worry about that part of screwing over customers. That is still guaranteed.
LOL!!!!! I wish the moderators would stop worrying about what kommie trolls think. I meant what I said earlier.
You are truly delusional. You are truly sick if you believe that.
You will fit well in a totalitarian world.
You truly do not belong on this site -- Liberty means nothing to you.
LOL you post this leftist dribble as though the government is some knight to come and save us from the mean ISPs.
If there are any problems as you describe and if you have a rational mind and dig deep enough, then you will realize that these problems are caused by these big companies having the government do their dirty work.
This is known as the evil of crony capitalism.
This FCC plan is all about control of the people by evil sadistic humans in government.
So you agree that the richest will use their money to buy congress and have them bend the rules to benefit their interests and then you tell me it is still a good thing that government can now do that because they have total control now.
Sorry but you can't both throw and not throw a rock.
Exactly.
Just whether or not the GOP candidate surrounds himself with the team that knows how to really use these instruments, unlike the last two feckless morons...
Of course, but CPAC was the same day and not a single speaker took the initiative to say "My first act will be to repeal Net Marxtrality" ?~! Or even "One of my first actions as President will be...etc etc"
I want a candidate who knows how to seize the moment, much like Reagan did. His first act was a Federal hiring freeze. My God how history needs to repeat itself...
put a postmark, return to manufacturer
Does the FCC want us all to have over 100MBPS internet connection?
Have you met John Boehner?
;-)
It doesn't matter what it says. What's important is what the bureaucrats and left wing courts interpret it to mean.
The important thing is that the Government is now in control.
So 5 unelected political appointee bureaucrats get to decide for a country of 300 million.
Is that how republics work?
So whenever you think some private company is screwing you, your knee jerk reaction is to run to the government to stop them.
You are a fool. An idiot. A Clown. A lackey for the Government bureaucrats.
No, you are much much worse. You don't even know what is in this crap sandwich, but you are trying to serve it up on a silver platter here.
You do not belong on a Conservative website. You have no concept of the idea of limited government.
You left out the most important one of all:
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH!...........
Spoken like a true lefty.
Get off this site, you big dummy!
No it isn't. D.C. is everywhere.
"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."Because if we do, we could wind up with Google spinning search engine results to the left, or, worse yet BACK ALLEY COAT HANGER ABORTIONS!
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