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Should The FCC Be Abolished?

Posted by timothy on from the declan's-being-too-easy-on-them dept.

stwrtpj writes "CNET is running an interesting commentary from its chief political correspondent explaining why the FCC should be abolished. When I saw this link from NewsForge, my initial reaction was that he was full of it, but after I RTFA, I have to admit that he makes some interesting points. So how about it? Should the FCC be abolished? Can the market regulate itself yet?"

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  1. what an idiot by jtilak · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    "One fear is that some predatory monopolist, a Microsoft of the airwaves, would end up owning all of the spectrum. That won't happen. First, the market value of the spectrum would approach $1 trillion, out of the reach of any individual corporation. Second, antitrust laws would remain on the books. The Department of Justice could wield the Sherman Antitrust Act to challenge unlawful conduct and block mergers."

    YES WE ALL KNOW HOW EFFECTIVE ANTITRUST LAWS AND THE DOJ ARE AT KEEPING CORPORATIONS FROM GETTING TOO BIG AND POWERFUL. FUCKING MORON.

  2. Re:No by corian · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Gosh, if supporting free speech makes one a moron, I'm proud to be one.

    Fuckhead.

  3. Re:Uhh by SmurfButcher+Bob · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    What you claim would be true if the band was 2.4.

    It wasn't, you arrogant ass.

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