President Obama Backs Regulation of Broadband As a Utility

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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He's Lying

[pr0t0]

I know he's lying because he's a politician, and his lips are moving. This isn't a dems/reps thing...they're all liars, crooks, and cheats. I'm not exactly sure what he's lying about; intentions, outcomes, agenda are all possibilities/probabilities. I'm just pretty sure he's lying about something.

You're mistaking him for Bush.

[Anonymous Coward]

Shrub was the one doing that.

But with the idiotic bull-headed refusal of the republicans to REFUSE POINT BLANK ***ANY*** change Obama wants to put through, the ONLY way the president of the USA can actually preside over the USA is if he can find a way to bypass congress.

This would not be necessary if the republican congress cared more about the USA than stopping a Nigger from running the country.

Re:You're mistaking him for Bush.

[CanHasDIY]

I'm afraid you, sir or madam, appear to be suffering the effect of the brain-damaging algea mentioned in a previous article.

That, or you stopped actually paying attention to American politics on Jan 20 2008. Either way, I recommend professional assistance.

Re:Obama

[Anonymous Coward]

It's interesting that you're a conservative but generally can't stand Obama, considering he's one of the most conservative presidents we've had in our short history. I'm not quite sure what you want. It seems an awful lot like just being upset your team didn't technically win.

http://www.obamatheconservative.com/

Re:Obama

[phayes]

Obama doesn't care about Net Neutrality, it's a political move to attempt to look good.

If Obama really cared about Net Neutrality, he wouldn't have waited until he lost both houses & thus any chance of pushing his own legislation through Congress.

Now that Obama & the Dems no longer have the power to determine the legislative agenda, he can pretend to want Net Neutrality without loosing the support of all the MAFIAA contributors in Hollywood.