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Republicans fight against net neutrality in Congress
THE BIG BUSINESS FRIENDLY US Republican party is looking to block net neutrality rules proposed by the Federal Communications Commission.
The FCC rules will prevent big ISPs like Comcast and Verizon from blocking traffic or access to certain websites and applications. The fear was that they would try to block competing Internet services in favour of their own or those of customers that kick back payments to them. The proposed rules give them some freedom in managing their systems, as long as they disclose what they do.
Net neutrality has the support of big companies like Google and Skype. They believe that Internet freedom is vital for innovation, and that phone and cable monopolies will create an unequal tiered system if left unchecked.
ISPs have already tried to launch legal challenges against the rulings, claiming that the FCC overstepped its authority. But now the corporations have gotten politicians involved, showing how much power they wield in the US Congress.
Republican leaders managed to pass an amendment to a spending bill that would stop the FCC from using government money to enforce the net neutrality regulations.
But for the measure to become law, it has to also pass the Senate. The Democratic party holds the majority here, and they've made it clear that they won't take up the proposed legislation. This could be a fight that the Republicans are unlikely to win. µ
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Any serious search for who's involved with pushing "neutrality" shows some scary characters.
Robert McChesney a self avowed marxist, the supposed father of net neutrality.
A quote from McChesney himself "Mr.
McChesney's overriding goal is to "get rid of the media capitalists in the phone and cable companies and divest them from any control." How? Through "a revolutionary program to overthrow the capitalist system itself."
Eben Moglen author of The dotCommunist Manifesto another "net neutrality" pusher said The net neutrality movement is committed to "overthrowing the system of private property in ideas," and it is time to "wrest from the bourgeoisie, by degrees, the shared patrimony of humankind."
Finding the quotes on what supporters of net neutrality really want is to easy. Its obvious its not fairness they are after.
Like Back Track says "the quieter you are the more you hear"
But what about Obama and Joe Biden no mention of their MPAA and RIAA and how cozy they are... by the way Isee the president goofing off again.. at least when Reagan was President I wrote him (I was a small business caught up in red tape) and a letter and Donald Regan replied that all the paperwork was done and we could sell our product....
But what about Obama and Joe Biden no mention of their MPAA and RIAA and how cozy they are... by the way Isee the president goofing off again.. at least when Reagan was President I wrote him (I was a small business caught up in red tape) and a letter and Donald Regan replied that all the paperwork was done and we could sell our product....
Actually, the proposed regulations allow the ISP's full subjective control over traffic. They can restrict or block according to their subject opinion of what is best for traffic control. In other words, the regulations as passed by the FCC do NOT create net neutrality. Please do more reading and research on the topic. The Republicans favor true net neutrality in the form you would conceive best.
Julius Genachowski is Wesley Mouch.
So in a nutshell: Telecomm companies want you to pay for their service but only use it, the way they would like you to use it. No HD streaming from Netflix, slow Skype video connection etc... But if its a website or service that they make money from, then full speed connection is ok. Its like selling you a car and then telling you that you can't go full speed limit on some highways unless they are toll roads and they are getting the money from toll. You decide if you want to vote for a party that is "Pro" companies like that.