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FCC Member Copps In Favor of Municipal WiFi

Posted by Zonk on from the best-fcc-ever dept.

Cryofan writes "Michael Copps, one of the five members of the FCC, spoke on the recent controversy over legislation to outlaw municipal WiFi: "I think we do a grave injustice in trying to hobble municipalities. That's an entrepreneurial approach, that's an innovative approach. Why don't we encourage that instead of having bills introduced--'Oh, you can't do this because it's interfering with somebody's idea of the functioning of the marketplace...a municipality is a democratically run institution. They can make their own decisions. They don't need the Bells. They don't need the Administration, and they don't need me telling them what kind of decision they should be making.'"

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  1. I'm mixfused by Attackman · · Score: 5, Funny

    Am I supposed to like these guys now? It's rare they say anything that I agree with. Who knows, maybe this cat is the silent minority that doesn't want the broadcast flag and strongly supports boobs on TV.

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    1. Re:I'm mixfused by ackthpt · · Score: 2, Funny
      Am I supposed to like these guys now? It's rare they say anything that I agree with. Who knows, maybe this cat is the silent minority that doesn't want the broadcast flag and strongly supports boobs on TV

      Reading the FCC board?

      Muni WiFi OK

      Boobs on TV not OK

      Surfing pr0n over Muni WiFi ?

      "Officer, that horrible man is looking at women's bare ankles on a computer, over the Municipal Wireless! Oh, I'm so shocked, I've a good mind to write my a letter to my ultra conservative congressional representative!"
      "Lady ... that's him looking at the computer and rubbing his crotch."

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      A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
  2. IMichael? by XanC · · Score: 5, Funny
    Is he an Apple product, or does he just chat online a lot?

    Either way, hardcore!

    1. Re:IMichael? by Temporal · · Score: 2, Funny

      I thought he was a COM interface at first.

  3. Today in Bizarro Land by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    We're happy Microsoft won a court motion. http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/05/03/04/2016235.shtml ?tid=109&tid=123

    Justice is served in the American court system. http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/05/03/04/0531204.shtml ?tid=155&tid=123

    Half of Slashdot is mad at Apple. http://apple.slashdot.org/apple/05/03/04/138234.sh tml?tid=123&tid=153&tid=3

    The FCC is our friend. http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/05/03/04/1828200.shtml ?tid=153&tid=187&tid=123

    What happened to predictability?

  4. OT: Re:I'm mixfused by ThisIsFred · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why don't they require something useful, like a boob-cast flag? Then I could set my DVR to only record shows with the BCF set to 'TRUE'.

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    Fred

    "A fool and his freedom are soon parted"
    -RMS
    1. Re:OT: Re:I'm mixfused by parliboy · · Score: 3, Funny

      Then you'd only get C-SPAN. Big bunch of boobs on that channel...

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      "You're never ready, just less unprepared."