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FCC To Vote On Net Neutrality On December 21

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the get-your-voice-on dept.

GovTechGuy writes "The FCC just released its tentative agenda for the December 21st open meeting, where the Commission will vote on whether to adopt rules to preserve net neutrality. According to the agenda the FCC will consider 'adopting basic rules of the road to preserve the open Internet as a platform for innovation, investment, competition, and free expression.' House Republicans have already promised to oppose any solution put forth by FCC chairman Julius Genachowski."

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  1. why havsn't Obama called out the republicans yet by vxice · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is one of my major problems with our president. He barely calls out republicans for stuff like "House Republicans have already promised to oppose any solution put forth by FCC chairman Julius Genachowski." They are not looking at the issues they are rejecting it without looking at it. Not that dems have never ever done this but Obama ran on a platform of ending this kind of thing and only seems to bend over backwards continuing to let republicans to run him over.

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    every anarchist is a baffled dictator. Benito_Mussolini
  2. Re:There it goes. by haapi · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You have it backwards. Nobody is imposing fees on ISPs. Net Neutrality is to protect ISPs from imposing fees on content providers.

    Cue gangster voice:

    "Nice content you have here.. Would be a shame should anything untoward happen to it during delivery over our networks."

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    Well, apparently, you only have to fool the majority of people for a little while.