FCC rescinds claim that AT&T and Verizon violated net neutrality
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Re: FCC rescinds claim that AT&T and Verizon violated net neutrality
#2Kill me.
Re: FCC rescinds claim that AT&T and Verizon violated net neutrality
#3>AT&T and Verizon allow their own video services (DirecTV and Go90, respectively) to stream on their mobile networks without counting against customers' data caps, while charging other video providers for the same data cap exemptions.
Isn't that the anti definition of net neutrality?
Re: FCC rescinds claim that AT&T and Verizon violated net neutrality
#4>AT&T and Verizon allow their own video services (DirecTV and Go90, respectively) to stream on their mobile networks without counting against customers' data caps, while charging other video providers for the same data cap exemptions. Isn't that the anti definition of net neutrality?
No worries. It is my understanding, that as of last Friday the FCC will no longer enforce Net Neutrality rules.
https://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Trumps-New-FCC-Boss-Halt...
https://variety.com/2017/biz/news/fcc-mignon-clyburn-ajit-pa...
so... problem solved? s/
Re: FCC rescinds claim that AT&T and Verizon violated net neutrality
#5I fear we can't stop what's happening. I miss days when I could afford political ignorance.
Re: FCC rescinds claim that AT&T and Verizon violated net neutrality
#6I fear we can't stop what's happening. I miss days when I could afford political ignorance.
Yeah, I wonder how all those people feel that didn't vote because it doesn't matter, they're both the same?
Re: FCC rescinds claim that AT&T and Verizon violated net neutrality
#7so, I'm still in favor of NOT Net Neutrality. Specifically, I think the system is rigged through the telecommunications act, but that the FCCs process for "fixing" it with NetNute was an attempted end run around bad legislation from decades ago.
Hopefully this will promote self-organizing mesh providers. There is (or will be) money to be made in cheap, fast, unfiltered internet.
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#8Re: FCC rescinds claim that AT&T and Verizon violated net neutrality
#9I fear we can't stop what's happening. I miss days when I could afford political ignorance.
Yeah, I wonder how all those people feel that didn't vote because it doesn't matter, they're both the same ?
This only matters - voting in the presidential elections - in the red states. If you're a liberal, progressive, futurist, etc, and you're living in states like CA or NY or OR, then statistically speaking, those states are pretty much gonna go democrat regardless. So your vote counts 'less' there.
What is needed is a bunch of these people to move to swing states where the vote really matters. Places like OH, FL, etc.
But, the blue states people have built their own little comfortable enclaves in their respective states and there's little chance they'll be moving to places like AK, TN, or MS.
Now, why does this matter? Well, because it's clear the republicans are pro big business and in the case of net neutrality, pro locking up the internet for the few (the few being, big media/telecom companies). There will never be a pro-citizen net neutrality policy as long as the republicans/big-business types are running the show.
So, living in CA, for instance, doesn't matter much in this case. Having a progressive, pro-net mentality will make much more difference in swing states.
Re: FCC rescinds claim that AT&T and Verizon violated net neutrality
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yeah, I wonder how all those people feel that didn't vote because it doesn't matter, they're both the same ?
This only matters - voting in the presidential elections - in the red states. If you're a liberal, progressive, futurist, etc, and you're living in states like CA or NY or OR, then statistically speaking, those states are pretty much gonna go democrat regardless. So your vote counts 'less' there. What is needed is a bunch of these people to move to swing states where the vote really matters. Places like OH, FL, etc.…
The simple solution is actual democracy: one person, one vote. Whoever wins the popular vote wins the White House.
Now if only we had a president in office who lamented what a travesty the electoral college was, and how it should be done away with ...