FCC Chairman Ajit Pai accused of cherry-picking data to repeal net neutrality
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FCC Chairman Ajit Pai accused of cherry-picking data to repeal net neutrality
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Re: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai accused of cherry-picking data to repeal net neutrality
#2I'd say he doesn't operate with data at all. His claims that deregulating the anti-competitive ISP market helps innovation is some toxic Kool Aid. And politicians who repeat it with glee while voting for Pai are simply disgusting.
Re: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai accused of cherry-picking data to repeal net neutrality
#3Net neutrality was dead the moment Trump won the election. Pai was specifically chosen in order to repeal it. Public comments and hearings and reports are all theater.
If we wanted Net Neutrality to stick around, we shouldn't have elected a President who openly opposes it (https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/53260835850816716...).
Re: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai accused of cherry-picking data to repeal net neutrality
#4Net neutrality was dead the moment Trump won the election. Pai was specifically chosen in order to repeal it. Public comments and hearings and reports are all theater. If we wanted Net Neutrality to stick around, we shouldn't have elected a President who openly opposes it ( https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/53260835850816716... ).
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Re: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai accused of cherry-picking data to repeal net neutrality
#5Net neutrality was dead the moment Trump won the election. Pai was specifically chosen in order to repeal it. Public comments and hearings and reports are all theater. If we wanted Net Neutrality to stick around, we shouldn't have elected a President who openly opposes it ( https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/53260835850816716... ).
Really, this shouldn't be even decided by the President. It should be the matter of law. The problem is that Congress is completely dysfunctional in this regard, so we shouldn't expect any improvement here.
It's a very perverted situation, when policy on anti-trust is drafted by the executive branch.
Re: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai accused of cherry-picking data to repeal net neutrality
#6Honestly, I feel that the repeal of net neutrality protections is basically a foregone conclusion at this point. It's fairly clear that Pai has known what he plans to do all along and is perfectly willing to ignore and/or fabricate evidence.
Update: To be clear, I'm not saying people shouldn't comment. I did, in fact, submit a comment (perhaps even two) during the comment period to the FCC arguing in favor of net neutrality rules.
Re: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai accused of cherry-picking data to repeal net neutrality
#7Chairman Pai was just approved to his 5 year term by the US senate this week sadly. It retroactive so he's got 4 years left.
The party that holds the presidency chooses 3 of the five FCC members, but they still need to be approved.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/10/ajit-pai-gets-ne...
Re: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai accused of cherry-picking data to repeal net neutrality
#8Chairman Pai was just approved to his 5 year term by the US senate this week sadly. It retroactive so he's got 4 years left. The party that holds the presidency chooses 3 of the five FCC members, but they still need to be approved. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/10/ajit-pai-gets-ne...
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Re: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai accused of cherry-picking data to repeal net neutrality
#9Honestly, I feel that the repeal of net neutrality protections is basically a foregone conclusion at this point. It's fairly clear that Pai has known what he plans to do all along and is perfectly willing to ignore and/or fabricate evidence. Update : To be clear, I'm not saying people shouldn't comment. I did, in fact, submit a comment (perhaps even two) during the comment period to the FCC arguing in favor of net ne…
That's definitely what those in favor of repealing the protections want you to think. Silencing dissenters by creating the illusion that their voice means nothing is one of the oldest tricks in the book.
Re: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai accused of cherry-picking data to repeal net neutrality
#10Net neutrality was dead the moment Trump won the election. Pai was specifically chosen in order to repeal it. Public comments and hearings and reports are all theater. If we wanted Net Neutrality to stick around, we shouldn't have elected a President who openly opposes it ( https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/53260835850816716... ).
While Pai and the FCC will do whatever they can to repeal Net Neutrality, the FCC operates with well defined stipulations. Once the FCC repeals Net Neutrality, it will be sued. And when it is sued, the burden will be on the FCC to prove that they had good reason to repeal Net Neutrality. That is why these public comments are so important, not because of Pai's actions, but because of the court case that will follow. If the prosecutors can show that the FCC did not act within the best interest of consumers, there is a very good chance that Net Neutrality will remain law.
Congressman Don Beyer did a very helpful town hall on the subject along with former Chairman Wheeler and former FCC General Counsel Jon Sallet: https://www.facebook.com/RepDonBeyer/videos/1940174359562352... (the video is long but very informative).