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Watch the FCC Vote On Net Neutrality Live At 10:30am Eastern
New submitter giltwist (1313107) writes "Very shortly, the FCC will begin its vote on proceeding 14-28 regarding Chairman Wheeler's highly contentious Net Neutrality proceeding. Senator Al Franken called Net Neutrality the free speech issue of our time. The vote begins at 10:30am Eastern time today. Make sure to watch it live at the FCC's live stream." "A particularly full agenda" is right; it's a rambunctious crowd, too.
What is a shame is that Congress doesn't make decisions based on what is in the best interest of the general public.
If it comes down to it, a single large company making another billion in profit or millions of people getting better and lower cost internet access, I vote for the millions of people.
Shame Congress doesn't vote that way.
Ah, here it is: http://www.reuters.com/article...
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This was destined to pass from the day it was first proposed. All the public commenting was merely window dressing to make it appear as if there were public involvement. The ISPs control the Internet (and apparently the FCC) in the United States, and this is their way of assuring they will continue to do so and profit handsomely in the process.
"if only there were some way for the common people to decide what we should do"
That's called the free market.
If it were left entirely to the free market, net neutrality would have been gone years ago. Careful what you wish for.
Now would be a great time for Google Fiber to announce their nationwide rollout. "If the FCC won't fight for a free and open Internet then we must."
Help stamp out iliturcy.
The media said that "net neutrality" fast lanes passed. Morons. We need media neutrality, too.