Republicans already starting fight to stop new FCC rules on net neutrality

[marym625]

It didn't even take them a day to introduce legislation to reverse the FCC rules.

House Republicans are trying to block the new net neutrality rules passed by the FCC, and are turning a victory for the open internet into an Obama conspiracy theory.

In a letter to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, the Republicans threatened to block the new net neutrality rules:

We are also troubled by the manner in which the ‘Open Internet’ rules were formulated. On November 10, 2014, President Obama urged the FCC to impose Title II regulations on the Internet. Shortly thereafter, you began making statements in support of a Title II approach. Certainly, the timing of your support for Title II following the President’s recommendation calls into question the degree, if not the existence, of the FCC’s independence from the White House.

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We will not stand by idly as the White House, using the FCC, attempts to advance rules that imperil the future of the Internet. We plan to support and urge our colleagues to pass a Congressional Review Act resolution disapproving the “Open Internet” rules. Not only will such a resolution nullify the ‘Open Internet’ rules, the resolution will prevent the FCC from relying on Title II for any future net neutrality rules unless Congress explicitly instructs the FCC to take such action.

Republicans are doing what they do best. They are trying to take the democracy out of the internet and sell it to corporations. The internet is a relatively pure form of free market principles. Their effort to block net neutrality demonstrates that instead of liberty House Republicans are most interested in selling freedom to corporate oligarchs.

http://www.politicususa.com/2015/02/26/house-republicans-block-net-neutrality.html

It looks like the House Republicans have little to no chance of actually getting their bill signed into law, but that won't stop them from trying. Especially with the corporate funding at stake.

The broadband corporations have more up their sleeves to try to usurp FCC rules. The 3 to 2 vote yesterday on net neutrality, making broadband a utility, will most likely be challenged in court by Team Cable. It was only a few hours after the vote that Verizon put out two press releases criticizing the rules

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/02/verizon-releases-typewriter-memo-dated-1934-to-dispute-fccs-net-neutrality-vote/

Battle For the Net is celebrating while starting action against any bills to end neutrality. They list the players for "Team Cable" and "Team Internet" Too bad DU isn't part of Team Internet.

Here is the link to take action, should you so choose.

https://www.battleforthenet.com/

[sendero]

1. If this hadn't been..

.... done in secrecy, with the end result still not known to the general public, then the Republicans wouldn't have a point.

A lot of folks are justifiably skeptical of just what this "net-neutrality" is, since we are not privy to the new rules.

[marym625]

2. I agree, that needs to be made public

And they will be. But with the Republicans trying to stop it and the cable companies already planning on filing suit, we can be pretty sure they're fighting against the best interest of the public.

[geek tragedy]

3. Final rules are not public until they are published.

Once it is final, it gets published.

If it hasn't been published, it isn't final.

[marym625]

4. I understand that but

I don't understand why they aren't final? I read they were to be published

[geek tragedy]

5. When it's published it's final. But not until then.

The proposed rule is what they voted on. Final rule won't differ substantially. The main difference is that they have to show how they responded to public comments on the proposed rule.

[CincyDem]

6. Privatize Profit, Socialize Losses

No issue with the internet being supported with tax dollars for decades of development and early growth. But once someone figured out how to "monetize" it, well...time to turn it over to corporations to reap the profits.

At the same time, when we have business that haven't quite figured out how to live with the consequences of their actions (banks)...we need to socialize their losses via a bailout.

Anyone who doesn't think this is a textbook oligopoly isn't paying attention.

[marym625]

8. That's for damn sure

I really don't see a way back from this. Not before we hit a bottom that may be beyond coming back from

Thank you kochs and summers.

[hifiguy]

10. It's the repuke way.

[SomethingFishy]

7. Newsmax had an article today: 7 Reasons Net Neutrality Threatens Your Freedom

Up is down.

[marym625]

9. I saw that

I almost posted it but I was afraid of being virtually killed for linking a newsmax article.

[hifiguy]

11. Slavery is Freedom

Ignorance is Wisdom
Peace is War

Stupid is as Stupid Believes.

[marym625]

12. +1