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Considering 16 Countries in Europe have faster internet than us, and another 5 have a comparable speed, that is rich. Among the highest are highly regulated countries like Sweden and the Netherlands .
Considering 16 Countries in Europe have faster internet than us, and another 5 have a comparable speed, that is rich. Among the highest are highly regulated countries like Sweden and the Netherlands
I have a friend that lives in China and yes his regulated internet is quite fast. However one major problem "content is censored by government bureaucrats". Whats to prevent that from happening here once bureaucrats are in charge.
I have a friend that lives in China and yes his regulated internet is quite fast. However one major problem "content is censored by government bureaucrats". Whats to prevent that from happening here.
Well considering these are just a reworking of rules that had been in place since the early days of the internet I doubt that is likely.
Again If thats the case why are they keeping more than 300 pages of new regulations a "secret" from the public for debate.
The Administration has nothing to do with it. The FCC is an independent regulatory organization. They aren't required to listen to his Majesty on anything because he can only remove members with cause.
Is it because of the internet business industry? They might want to regulate the information on the internet too.
Fricking A ... Let's use the interstate highway system as an example.
Does anyone care what's in the trucks, as long as the goods get delivered?
OR should we charge some trucks more for carrying, oh say, food from Mexico, versus, oh say, food from the Sacramento Delta?
That is what the internet is all about - content available to the consumer. I mean what else does ComCast want? Say they buy the New York Times then charge higher access fees to every other newspaper in the nation? You happy with that?
I hate to say it, but I believe the only solution to this problem is to separate provision from content. No content provider should be allowed to control service to the end user. I wonder if the right wing ideologues get it?
The Administration has nothing to do with it. The FCC is an independent regulatory organization. They aren't required to listen to his Majesty on anything because he can only remove members with cause.
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the president has put considerable pressure on the Federal Communications Commission to declare the Internet a public utility, which would subject it to government regulation like certain parts of the telephone network and cable television. The FCC is formally an independent agency but the president appoints its members (subject to the U.S. Senate’s advice and consent) and designates the chairman; it would only really be news if a majority of them didn’t say “how high?” when he instructed them to jump.
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