AT&T/Verizon Lobbyists To 'Aggressively' Sue States That Enact Net Neutrality (arstechnica.com)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: A lobby group that represents AT&T, Verizon, and other telcos plans to sue states and cities that try to enforce net neutrality rules. USTelecom, the lobby group, made its intentions clear yesterday in a blog post titled, "All Americans Deserve Equal Rights Online." "Broadband providers have worked hard over the past 20 years to deploy ever more sophisticated, faster and higher-capacity networks, and uphold net neutrality protections for all," USTelecom CEO Jonathan Spalter wrote. "To continue this important work, there is no question we will aggressively challenge state or municipal attempts to fracture the federal regulatory structure that made all this progress possible." The USTelecom board of directors includes AT&T, Verizon, Frontier, CenturyLink, Windstream, and other telcos. The group's membership "ranges from the nation's largest telecom companies to small rural cooperatives."

Comments

It would be a shame

[bobstreo]

If the FCC had enough balls (or a lack of glaring personal financial interest) to start collecting back spectrum licenses from AT&T and Verizon.

Re:All Americans Deserve Equal Rights Online

[TheReaperD]

Unless Comcast is the only provider in your area. If that's the case, you'll pay through the nose while you scream like a little bitch and then they'll ignore you and/or laugh at you since they know you have no other option.