New Internet Fees On the Way (examples, program, state, billion)

[T-310]

Originally Posted by nvxplorer

A couple bucks a month. Only a nitwit would complain.

I never saw a tax a liberal didn't like.

Because that's what it will be and it will go up.

[Boris347]

Originally Posted by greywar

Yawn. you mean the ones we've been paying for decades on our phone bill? Since 1996?

And does anyone realize that it "MAY" happen? not "WILL"?

Yep, those fees. And we do know what "Would" happen if Corporations got control of Internet, don't we.

[HappyTexan]

Originally Posted by greywar

Yawn. you mean the ones we've been paying for decades on our phone bill? Since 1996?

And does anyone realize that it "MAY" happen? not "WILL"?

Oh it will because the FCC is seeing declining revenue from phone service while expanding their services at the same time. They need a new revenue source and have said as much.

[Boris347]

Originally Posted by T-310

I never saw a tax a liberal didn't like.

Because that's what it will be and it will go up.

And if the big Telecom Corporations got control it would go down, down, down, right?


pssst....wanna buy a bridge?

[HappyTexan]

Originally Posted by Boris347

Yep, those fees. And we do know what "Would" happen if Corporations got control of Internet, don't we.

Oh wait..they have controlled it since the advent of the Netscape browser which opened the internet to all people.

[nvxplorer]

Originally Posted by T-310

I never saw a tax a liberal didn't like.

Because that's what it will be and it will go up.

Okay. Is there a point in there somewhere?

[dsjj251]

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

Oh wait..they have controlled it since the advent of the Netscape browser which opened the internet to all people.

Companies create new products and stop updating the old ones, forcing customers to either upgrade or end service. You were paying for it either way.

[HappyTexan]

HAH..so it went from "there will be no new fees" to get this passed to:

(from the OP link)
"Wheeler would not guarantee that consumers will not end up contributing more to the fund."


Americans are SUCKERS. We got lied to and we're rolling over from the gist of many posts in this thread.

[HappyTexan]

Originally Posted by dsjj251

Companies create new products and stop updating the old ones, forcing customers to either upgrade or end service. You were paying for it either way.

Oh lol.."paying for it either way"..what a crock.

USF has tripled in 15 years and they want MORE.

There's never enough money when it comes to the government.

[dsjj251]

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

HAH..so it went from "there will be no new fees" to get this passed to:

(from the OP link)
"Wheeler would not guarantee that consumers will not end up contributing more to the fund."


Americans are SUCKERS. We got lied to and we're rolling over from the gist of many posts in this thread.

I dont remember anyone every saying there would never be fees(there already are), the argument of net neutrality was simply to keep the internet Free(liberty) and accessible.