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Court Upholds Internet Deregulation

Posted by Zonk on from the getting-dicey-out-here dept.

Internet Voting writes "Big telecom companies seem to have won big with the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling upholding FCC's ruling deregulating the Internet. Opponents argued that telecoms could now deny third parties access to their telecommunications lines and eliminating competition. From the story: "In its September 2005 ruling, the FCC relieved telephone companies of decades-old regulations that required them to grant competing Internet service providers 'nondiscriminatory' access to their wirelines in order to reach consumers.""

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  1. If you dont like it... by JackMeyhoff · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    ... don't give them your money. Humans survived the ice age, stone age etc without the internet why can't you?

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  2. That's captitalism. Get used to it. by calebt3 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Just so long as there are more than two or three competing telecoms, I don't see much of a problem here. Hopefully, they will compete for the business of third-party ISPs. And I do not mean compete for their customers.