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Republicans Back Down, FCC To Enforce Net Neutrality Rules
An anonymous reader writes: Republican resistance has ended for the FCC's plans to regulate the internet as a public utility. FCC commissioners are working out the final details, and they're expected to approve the plan themselves on Thursday. "The F.C.C. plan would let the agency regulate Internet access as if it is a public good.... In addition, it would ban the intentional slowing of the Internet for companies that refuse to pay broadband providers. The plan would also give the F.C.C. the power to step in if unforeseen impediments are thrown up by the handful of giant companies that run many of the country's broadband and wireless networks." Dave Steer of the Mozilla Foundation said, "We've been outspent, outlobbied. We were going up against the second-biggest corporate lobby in D.C., and it looks like we've won."
Another note for non-US readers:
It's always their fault, it's never my fault. When they throw a monkey wrench into the gears, it's obstructionism. When I do it, it's standing up for the little guy. Also, my political affiliation is basically like being a fan of a football club: my boys never foul and the damn referees are in their pocket!
Camel, Meet Tent.
I think that most people here on Slashdot will rue the day these regulations go into affect.
When Fascism comes to America, it will call itself Anti-Fascism, and tell you to give up your guns.
Question for everyone: what are those rules?
Aren't they supposed to be posted for comment somewhere?
It's a shame that Senator from Illinois wasn't elected President. He promised transparency.
Gamingmuseum.com: Give your 3D accelerator a rest.
Actually I do know what they are about to do. The FCC released a 4 page summary of what the regulations were going to accomplish earlier this month. Just because you have no idea what's going on doesn't mean the rest of us are as uninformed.
http://transition.fcc.gov/Dail...
The devil is in the details.
Remember the summary "If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. If you like your health plan, you can keep your health plan."?
You're close. This is nothing more than the camel's nose. Government now has a "right" to do whatever it wants/needs to the internet, and we won't have a say in it.
Political Speech is already on the chopping block, but since it is the "evil Republicans", and not the "sweet innocent Democrats" that are pushing it, left wingers are completely silent.
Short sightedness is liberal kryptonite.
Agent K: A *person* is smart. People are dumb, stupid, panicky animals, and you know it.