MrRodgers
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FCC: Net Neutrality" rules governing the actions of Internet-service providers (ISPs) and mobile carriers, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai has an in-your-face prediction for his critics: "Over the coming years, we're going to see an explosion in the kinds of connectivity and the depth of that connectivity," he said this afternoon. "Ultimately that means that the human capital in the United States that's currently on the shelf—the people who don't have digital opportunity—will become participants in the digital economy." I certainly don't agree at all of course. There is nothing stopping the ISP's from doing everything one can think of now. First question: what 'kinds' of conductivity could he be talking about and with all of the billion$ they take in now, why only now for all of this hype ? Why haven't we seen this already ? Can't be the investment required being a block. Now he could mean after a few years of setting up say two more tiers ((speed) in service, gouging those that want the higher tiers. I see this as nothing more than a new profit center and because the market for high speed Internet is not that broad. I predict the ISP's, typical of the greedy capitalist who have been drooling over this for years and no 'improvements' for many years and will likely screw it all up, after they screw us. I predict a maximium 10 mps for ALL basic service and maybe 50 and 100 mps speed tiers will show up. There will be no innovation because the basic 10 mps service will not be there area of pursuit. HERE IF there is investment, it will be for higher speed and more broadband for business users, not the home-based users. Pai’s plan would jettison rules that prohibit internet service providers from blocking or slowing web traffic or creating so-called paid internet fast lanes, the people familiar with the changes said. Pai also will follow through on his plans to scrap the legal foundation that the FCC’s old Democratic majority adopted in 2015 to tighten federal oversight of internet service providers, a move he contends has deterred the industry from investing in broadband networks. Internet providers have feared that legal foundation, if left in place, could set the stage for possible government price regulation of internet service. HERE Why ? Bullshit, if the 'stage' hasn't already been set, why would they fear that now ? Now of course again typically, thy gouge for high speed broadband...that would be a worry. Plus, I've seen no advancements in WiFi since its advent, so.....? Why now ? Forget it. This is once again...all about money. We all know that in America, deregulation is about profits...nothing more. Google is and has been for years under the current net-neutrality, installing fiber optic in major markets for the state-of-the art speed and about as broad a broadband as we are ever going to get and...without these changes. Politicos tech writer then asks the rhetorical question, Who invented the Internet ? Well of course like most things technologhical...GOVT. We in the west enjoy millions of jobs and universally used advancements due to 22 inventions...provided by Govt. Most profits today in technology are from riding the back of initial govt. investment. Nice gifts for the investor class if Santa knows you've been good.
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You can be a murderous tyrant and the world will remember you fondly but fuck one horse and you will be a horse fucker for all eternity. Catherine the Great Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. J K Galbraith
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