Net Neutrality to Get U.S. Senate Vote as Democrats Force Issue
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Re: Net Neutrality to Get U.S. Senate Vote as Democrats Force Issue
#2Good, force people to put their name behind an issue.
Re: Net Neutrality to Get U.S. Senate Vote as Democrats Force Issue
#3Would a CRA force a House vote as well?
(The House has another procedure called a discharge petition to force votes on things that are supported by a majority of representatives but opposed by a majority of the majority party -- it seems unlikely that there are enough votes in the House to force a net neutrality vote, though. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discharge_petition)
Re: Net Neutrality to Get U.S. Senate Vote as Democrats Force Issue
#4This vote seems like the best chance of maintaining NN at the national level. Congress ultimately directly serve at the pleasure of their constituents, unlike the FCC commissioners.
Point being, the time leading up to this vote is probably be the best time to let your congress members know your opinion on NN. Do not let the "failure"[1] of previous efforts to get congress to act in defense of NN dissuade you from future action, particularly now: It is far easier for a politician to take no action (as they could when the FCC was ones doing the voting) than to actively vote against the wishes of their constituents.
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[1] Failure in scare quotes since it seems likely part of the reason NN is still a topic being actively fought for in congress, in the courts, and at a state level is because there is a large amount of vocal support for it.
Re: Net Neutrality to Get U.S. Senate Vote as Democrats Force Issue
#5Would a CRA force a House vote as well? (The House has another procedure called a discharge petition to force votes on things that are supported by a majority of representatives but opposed by a majority of the majority party -- it seems unlikely that there are enough votes in the House to force a net neutrality vote, though. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discharge_petition )
> "Would a CRA force a House vote as well?"
According to the article, it appears that the call for CRA will:
> "Democratic senators have collected enough support to force a vote to block the changes from taking effect."
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> "To take effect, the CRA would need majority votes in both houses, in addition to sign-off from the president."
It's not clear to me if the Senate would vote first, and, if the vote fails, whether the House would also be required to vote.
Re: Net Neutrality to Get U.S. Senate Vote as Democrats Force Issue
#6So they’ll lose in Congress instead. Lovely.
Re: Net Neutrality to Get U.S. Senate Vote as Democrats Force Issue
#7Title II was never meant to be a good solution to net neutrality. It was used because it was the only level that the FCC had.
Congress can actually craft internet specific legislation and should. It seems like Title II has become the end game for many because of pure politics, not because it is a good solution. Remember, parts of Title II had to be ignored to get this square peg to fit.
No, don't vote for this. Develop an actual, specific policy if that is what you want. I fear that after Title II is enacted it would be very difficult to move to better policy in the future.
Re: Net Neutrality to Get U.S. Senate Vote as Democrats Force Issue
#8Title II was never meant to be a good solution to net neutrality. It was used because it was the only level that the FCC had. Congress can actually craft internet specific legislation and should. It seems like Title II has become the end game for many because of pure politics, not because it is a good solution. Remember, parts of Title II had to be ignored to get this square peg to fit. No, don't vote for this. Devel…
Seems to me that some of the "ignored" parts of Title II would have nonetheless benefitted consumers.
Personally, I would love to see last loop unbundling for broadband.
Re: Net Neutrality to Get U.S. Senate Vote as Democrats Force Issue
#9Title II was never meant to be a good solution to net neutrality. It was used because it was the only level that the FCC had. Congress can actually craft internet specific legislation and should. It seems like Title II has become the end game for many because of pure politics, not because it is a good solution. Remember, parts of Title II had to be ignored to get this square peg to fit. No, don't vote for this. Devel…
A good idea, in theory. But, in practice, this would require many more votes, and cooperation from Republican leadership in both houses of congress to develop a bill and get it out of committee and survive the likely filibuster.
The CRA route (restoring Title II classification) may not be perfect, but it's the only remotely viable strategy on Capitol Hill. (And it's still a long shot, at best.)
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#10What's a good resource for understanding broadband markets as a whole?
At least in SF in the past 5 years, Comcast seems to have upgraded 100Mbps connections to 1Gbps connections. Not sure whether that translates to a bigger shared pipe for the city as a whole, but it certainly looks like a good amount of improvement in $:bits, at least in comparison with $:sqFt.