FCC Votes To Consider Next Round of 'Net Neutrality' Rules

As you may have watched live earlier today, the FCC in a protester-heavy hearing has voted to formally consider a net neutrality proposal. The linked L.A. Times story says the 3-2 vote of the commissioners represents a victory for FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler: 'A Democrat who took over in November, Wheeler triggered outrage among public interest groups, online activists and many liberals with a plan that would for the first time allow the possibility of so-called pay-for-priority deals. Wheeler said his plan has been misconstrued and that it would not allow broadband providers to block any legal content or slow down connections in a way that is commercially unreasonable.' As the Washington Post points out, the phrase "commercially unreasonable" is a loaded one. More good coverage at Ars Technica, too.

Comments

Re:Democrat?

[Billly Gates]

Since I favor evolution and non crazy theories of economics I am a dem. Yes they are a sell out but at least wont force kids to pray in school and be tought God created everything 6,000 years ago and climate change doesn't exist when they take science courses.

Re:This is dismaying

[gstoddart]

Well, apparently, being literate isn't a requirement to talk about technological literacy. Note that "technology" is a NOUN, and cannot be used to modify another noun

Wow, you are actually an asshole, and apparently not familiar with the English language.

Computer is a noun. But you can be computer literate.

Technology can encompass specific things (this piece of technology) or the entire spectrum of things (technology allows us to do many things):

Technology is the making, modification, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems, and methods of organization, in order to solve a problem, improve a pre-existing solution to a problem, achieve a goal, handle an applied input/output relation or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, including machinery, modifications, arrangements and procedures.

So how about you take your own brand of stupidity and illiteracy, and fuck the hell off?

If you think "technology literate" is less valid that "technologically literate", you lack enough understanding of the English language.

But, hey, you can go be computerologically literate in your moms basement if you like. She might even let you stay up late and have some soda and have some friends over, assuming you have any.