Posted on 02/26/2015 10:08:14 AM PST by GIdget2004
Federal regulators voted Thursday to impose sweeping net neutrality rules that supporters say are critical to protecting the freedom of the Internet.
In a party-line 3-2 vote, the Federal Communications Commission moved to embrace an approach advocated by President Obama to treat the Web like a utility in order to prevent major companies such as Comcast or Verizon from slowing, blocking or creating “toll roads” for people’s access to the Internet.
"We cannot have gatekeepers who tell us what we can and cannot do and where we can and cannot go online," said Jessica Rosenworcel, one of the FCC's three Democratic commissioners. "We cannot have a two-tiered Internet with fast lanes that speed the traffic of the privileged and leave the rest of us lagging behind."
After a decade spent by activists pushing for strong federal rules, supporters said that the tough new rules would be a strong bulwark to prevent people from being abused online. In the end, those activists helped drive more than 4 million net neutrality comments to the agency — by far an FCC record.
On Thursday, the commission’s meeting room was packed with activists, lawyers and journalists who trudged through the rare February snowfall to attend the historic hearing. Meanwhile, dozens of proponents of the rules gathered outside the agency’s Southwest Washington headquarters to cheer on the vote.
“Today, because of your efforts we are better able to allow millions of Americans to tell their stories, to reach their potential and to reach the American ideal,” said Mignon Clyburn, another Democratic commissioner, in thanking activists for their work.
The vote puts an end to a tumultuous 13-month rulemaking period prompted by a federal appeals court ruling last January, which tossed out previous regulations dating from 2010.
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112k Baud, eh?.................
WHEN will this old commie ever die?? Who takes over for him when he does die??
He truly is the Walking Dead, but still inflicting damage.
Germany 1934-1938
Things are moving quickly now.
This is so incredibly effed it’s not funny.... People have NO idea what the hell just happened today.
This is from another article:
“net neutrality plan to protect openness on the Internet by treating the online world more like heavily regulated telecommunications markets.”
Did they miss that part? “heavily regulated telecommunications markets”?? You know, like how TV and radio stations have to get a license, then have their money stolen by the FCC if they broadcast anything the FCC deems offensive on and on.
Well, you can count on it doing exactly the opposite of that, that's a given. Kind of like the "Affordable Care Act". Let's see, what should we call it?
A few weeks ago Obama said he realizes he has two years left so “he is going to work extra hard to bring about change”. In other words like you said, he is in a mad rush to bring about totalitarianism. Clean and oil those guns boys and girls, we are coming closer to Civil war 2 every day.
Injunctive relief?
“Okay, they voted ... now I would like to read it ... :-) ...”
Come on silly; you know it hasn’t even been written yet....
“Clean and oil those guns boys and girls, we are coming closer to Civil war 2 every day.”
Read my tagline...
I used to think we Americans would defend their liberties.
Now, I fear they are content to watch them go away with hardly a wimper, as long as the Daily Show tells them it’s cool, and the EBT Card remains full.
It was written, just the the healthcare bill, 15 years ago by the globalist social engineers.
My CompuServe doesn't allow those nosebleed speeds. I went from 1200 to 2400 bit/s.
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Next up everyone must have Life Insurance, or pay a fine like healthcare.
“Stroke of a pen, law of the Land.”
Absent legislation. Absent our vote. Absent this being an actual problem in the consumer market...
Hang ‘em. All of ‘em.
Absolutely.
Ummm... how?
0bamanet will make us yearn for the 2400 baud dial-up days
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