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Matt Reed
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Posted: 16 December 2017 at 1:28am | IP Logged | 1 post reply
But you shouldn't have the right to "throttle" at all. Take the cable method.  As I said on the last page, Comcast can't throttle channels it doesn't own (and it owns a lot).  They're not allowed to do that.  We can view them all at the same resolution as we view Comcast owned stations.  Why is the internet any different?  
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Congress now has 60 legislative working days to reverse the FCC decision under the Congressional Review Act. Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) said in December he would work with 43 mostly Democratic senators on the effort, which is considered a long shot.


“Without strong net neutrality rules, entrepreneurs, inventors, small businesses, activists and all those who rely on a free and open internet will be at the mercy of big broadband companies that can block websites, slow down traffic and charge websites fees in order to increase their profits,” Markey said in a statement following the FCC vote.

Some states have started lawsuits over this issue, so this should be tied up in courts for awhile. I just hope it's long enough so when the Dems take over next year they can roll it back.

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Posted: 09 May 2018 at 10:35am | IP Logged | 3 post reply
Just read this update on this issue -

"The Senate is about to vote on a resolution to save net neutrality. Starting today, and carrying through until the vote, the Internet will “go red” to raise awareness and ensure lawmakers hear from their constituents (that's you!). Congress can still stop the FCC, and only one more vote is needed in the Senate.#RedAlert"


Use the link above to contact your Senators so they can overturn the FCC repeal today.

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I've been doing this for a bit, with one rep on the fence, glad to see that the opinion changed.  Here's hoping the hold outs change their tune.

Thanks, Charles!



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Charles Valderrama
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So, the Senate voted to restore Net Neutrality...

This vote illustrates the difference between Republicans and Democrats:

47 out of 50 Republicans voted against consumers and for big internet companies.

47 out of 47 Democrats voted against big internet companies and for consumers.... as did 2 Independents.

The fight now heads for the House.

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Here is to hoping that the public keep applying the pressure and raising their voices.  Hopefully the House don't prove themselves to  be totally self serving.
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HA!  As encouraging as it is to have the Senate vote to restore Net Neutrality, no way the House will.  Even if it does?  Trump will veto it. We need top-down change to reinstate.  
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Well, now THIS is happening....


if only there was some sort of.... hmmm... I don't know... Net Neutrality in place... but who knew??

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