Oh Good... 21 states sue FCC to restore net neutrality rules

 

Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia today kicked off a lawsuit to overturn the Federal Communications Commission's repeal of net neutrality rules. Advocacy groups are also suing the FCC.

The states suing the FCC are New York, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington. That's every US state with a Democratic attorney general. Republican state attorneys general did not join the petition.

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https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/01/21-states-sue-fc...

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Great

This is good news. I hope they win this.

The existing open internet is better than government mandates

Not sure why this would be "good." The Internet did well and expanded ferociously using hundreds of billions of dollars in private investment with less government limitations and regulation from its inception out of DISA's ARPANet through 2015.

If you want an affordable internet where people can choose to pay for the level of service they choose, then net neutrality is a terrible thing. It changes the internet to the Cable TV model where if you want your channels you have to pay for a lot of channels you never watch.

Imagine if the government mandated GPS navigation units have the same features and capabilities, regardless of what you needed or were willing to pay. Or if the government mandated that all package delivery services had to have the same delivery speed, regardless of what they charged.

When companies and entrepreneurs can't make a return from their investments, they stop investing and the hundreds of billions of private investment that made the internet what it is goes away.

And when the government gets to decide what content should and should not be delivered, at what speed, or at what priority, you have a government in the censorship business. A lot of governments, including China, Belarus, Iran, and Saudia Arabia do exactly that. The United States should not be one of them.

I'd prefer income Tax Neutrality--everyone pays the same percentage of tax on their income.

Senate Democrats, 22 States Fight To Restore Net Neutrality

In the latest developments on the FCC’s repeal of Obama-era net-neutrality legislation, Senate Democrats are on the verge of achieving a majority vote that could eventually restore the consumer protections. At the same time, 22 states are suing to block the FCC’s repeal decision.

On December 14, the FCC voted to remove “common carrier” classification from ISPs. In removing the classification, the FCC removed its jurisdiction over ISPs. This gives them greater freedom to selectively throttle internet traffic to push their own content, effectively ending net neutrality. The FCC argued that the heavy-handed regulation stifled investment and that it was formally the role of the FTC to resolve any unscrupulous practices by ISPs. The move was viewed by many, however, as the result of lobbying efforts from the major carriers.

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http://www.tomshardware.com/news/senate-states-fight-net-neu...

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Amen!

telecomdigest2 wrote:

Not sure why this would be "good." The Internet did well and expanded ferociously using hundreds of billions of dollars in private investment with less government limitations and regulation from its inception out of DISA's ARPANet through 2015.

If you want an affordable internet where people can choose to pay for the level of service they choose, then net neutrality is a terrible thing. It changes the internet to the Cable TV model where if you want your channels you have to pay for a lot of channels you never watch.

Imagine if the government mandated GPS navigation units have the same features and capabilities, regardless of what you needed or were willing to pay. Or if the government mandated that all package delivery services had to have the same delivery speed, regardless of what they charged.

When companies and entrepreneurs can't make a return from their investments, they stop investing and the hundreds of billions of private investment that made the internet what it is goes away.

And when the government gets to decide what content should and should not be delivered, at what speed, or at what priority, you have a government in the censorship business. A lot of governments, including China, Belarus, Iran, and Saudia Arabia do exactly that. The United States should not be one of them.

I'd prefer income Tax Neutrality--everyone pays the same percentage of tax on their income.

With you 100% my fired! Well said!

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