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FCC Backs Net Neutrality, Chairman's Full Speech Posted
ArmyofGnomes writes "FCC chairman Julius Genachowski delivered Monday on President Obama's promise to back 'net neutrality' — but he went much further than merely seeking to expand rules that prohibit ISPs from filtering or blocking net traffic by proposing that they cover all broadband connections, including data connections for smartphones. Genachowski stated: 'I understand the Internet is a dynamic network and that technology continues to grow and evolve. I recognize that if we were to create unduly detailed rules that attempted to address every possible assault on openness, such rules would become outdated quickly. But the fact that the Internet is evolving rapidly does not mean we can, or should, abandon the underlying values fostered by an open network, or the important goal of setting rules of the road to protect the free and open Internet. ... In view of these challenges and opportunities, and because it is vital that the Internet continue to be an engine of innovation, economic growth, competition and democratic engagement, I believe the FCC must be a smart cop on the beat preserving a free and open Internet.'"
wasn't that hard
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YET MORE IDIOT, MORON, DEMOCRAT INTERVENTION IN BUSINESS!
The FCC, now headed by democrat greed and corruption, proclaim the Internet to be free and open! With unfettered access or restriction.
Facts:
1) The Internet is NOT FREE. There is a cost for transporting it, connecting to it, consuming it, etc.
2) In order to provide RELIABLE, BUSINESS CLASS, Internet access, carriers can restrict the type and volume of traffic that is carried on any segment of their network. These new FCC recommendations state that is not appropriate.
3) If these recommendations become policy, ALL Internet access is at risk, including but not limited to: business services we have all become accustomed to like VoIP, email, web sites, remote support tools, etc. These business services, which benefit from reliable communications, would be subject to the same Internet congestion as non-business, wasteful, traffic such as: YouTube, Hulu, FaceBook, videos of michael jackson as well as the next celebrity the democrats kill off.
4) To build additional infrastructure to support the unrestricted bandwidth mandated by the government, the carriers will increase the charges for the service provided to business, mobile and residential subscribers.
LESS GOVERNMENT! Keep the government out of business. The government proves time and time again, they are not any good at operating a business. This latest from teh FCC is yet another bit of proof!
Remove all democrats from: congress, whitehouse, czars, white house, cabinet positions, government advisors, etc.
Deport all illegal aliens!
No taxpayer funded health plan!
No government option health plan!
No cap and trade!
Repeal all bills that have been signed into law since the innaguration!
perhaps because you are a fucking moron who does not understand the issue.