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President Obama Backs Regulation of Broadband As a Utility

Posted by samzenpus on from the for-the-people dept.

vivIsel writes In a move that is sure to generate controversy, the President has announced his support for regulation of broadband connections, including cellular broadband, under Title 2 of the Telecommunications Act. Reclassification of broadband in this way would treat it as a utility, like landline telephones, subject providers to new regulations governing access, and would allow the FCC to easily impose net neutrality requirements.

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  1. Ok, so no net neutrality in US by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    This clearly means no net neutrality in the US. If Obama wanted net neutrality, he would oppose it and Republicans would then be for it. But by supporting it, republicans will never start any such legislation now. Maybe even the opposite of net neutrality will be what they will pass.

    1. Re:Ok, so no net neutrality in US by tgrigsby · · Score: 4, Funny

      ... If Obama wanted net neutrality, he would oppose it and Republicans would then be for it. But by supporting it, republicans will never start any such legislation now. Maybe even the opposite of net neutrality will be what they will pass.

      Wow. You make it sound like Congress is focused solely on obstruction. Surely a congressional body elected to represent the United States citizenry would never harm the nation by outright obstructing positive legislative efforts?

      Sorry, I've been in a coma for the last 6 years. Did I miss something?

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  2. Now we're never getting it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Obama's going to do it?

    Great. I can hardly wait. /sarcasm

    At it's best, it'll work as well as Obamacare. At it's worst it'll be like the "reset" of relations with Russia.

    Somewhere on the spectrum from "raging dumpster fire" to "threat of global thermonuclear war".

  3. Re: If Obama were serious about protecting the net by njnnja · · Score: 4, Funny

    More lobbiest

    No it's either "more lobbier" or "most lobbiest."

    *ducks*

  4. Re:Obama by OhPlz · · Score: 4, Funny

    If you like your Internet service, you can keep it. Period.

  5. Re:Obama by NoImNotNineVolt · · Score: 4, Funny

    If you like your Internet service, you can keep it. Period.

    Cue the idiots complaining that Obama lied because passage of the Fair Networking Act (Obamanet) has caused their ISP to stop offering 4800 baud dialup plans.

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