Report: FCC to Remove “Fast Lanes” From Net Neutrality Proposal
First of all… congrats to everyone who raises a little hell over this. At least it was noticed. Now… this is still a crock of shit and there’s more fight to be done for #NetNeutrality as this only says the FCC “will scrutinize the deals to make sure that the broadband providers don’t unfairly put nonpaying companies’ content at a disadvantage”.In short, they can still unfairly put nonpaying companies’ at a disadvantage. But if you have enough lawyers you can take it up with the FCC. Then the likes of Comcast, Charter, etc can just lawyer up til you’re out of money.
First of all… congrats to everyone who raises a little hell over this. At least it was noticed. Now… this is still a crock of shit and there’s more fight to be done for #NetNeutrality as this only says the FCC “will scrutinize the deals to make sure that the broadband providers don’t unfairly put nonpaying companies’ content at a disadvantage”.In short, they can still unfairly put nonpaying companies’ at a disadvantage. But if you have enough lawyers you can take it up with the FCC. Then the likes of Comcast, Charter, etc can just lawyer up til you’re out of money.
On the plus, “the new draft will “invite comments” regarding broadband’s status as a public utility”; that could be a big win.
Report: FCC to Remove “Fast Lanes” From Net Neutrality Proposal
It appears that the major public backlash in response to the FCC’s proposed net neutrality rules hasn’t fallen on deaf ears. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, Tom Wheeler will in fact be revising his proposal (you know, again) to ensure that companies can’t “segregate Web traffic into fast and slow lanes.”
More info available here as well: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/05/fcc-chair-cracks-open-door-to-reclassifying-broadband-as-a-public-utility/
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EVERY fast lane must be removed. No fast lanes for public entities either! They are still trying to pull one over on us.
Right. Just because they say the FCC can scrutinize doesn't mean they will. They're all former lobbyists. It needs to be explicit that it's not allowed.
Right. Just because they say the FCC can scrutinize doesn't mean they will. They're all former lobbyists. It needs to be explicit that it's not allowed.