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Mon Apr 28, 2014, 02:09 AM

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"The Buck Stops at the FCC"-(Net Neutrality) [View all] merrily Apr 2014 OP

Thank you, thank you, thank you Armstead Apr 2014 #1

Thank you! On the activism issue, I again refer you to Koko's great thread, unless you have already merrily Apr 2014 #2

K&R Armstead Apr 2014 #38

Thanks for this. elleng Apr 2014 #3

Thank you! A federal regulator of common carriers thinks my post was okay? merrily Apr 2014 #5

Oh, I'm glad, merrily! elleng Apr 2014 #8

Key phrase... "members are named by Presidents" HooptieWagon Apr 2014 #15

Yes, and Earl Warren was nominated by republican Dwight Eisenhower. elleng Apr 2014 #23

Are you really trying to compare Tom Wheeler to Earl Warren? HooptieWagon Apr 2014 #29

Excellent point, but the Ike Warren thing was very different. merrily Apr 2014 #30

And perhaps because while they ARE nominated by Presidents, they 'do not take orders' from sabrina 1 Apr 2014 #16

Presidents don't have a lot of need to give orders to "independent" agency heads. They choose merrily Apr 2014 #31

Either presidents no longer have much choice on who to nominate, considering the huge donations sabrina 1 Apr 2014 #39

Oh, they have a choice. merrily Apr 2014 #42

'Keep voting out sell out politicians'. Exactly. They have the idea that they can take the votes of sabrina 1 Apr 2014 #43

I don't know about Axelrod or Rahm, but I have heard MANY Dem pundits say it on TV whenever merrily Apr 2014 #46

On this thread, anyway, I used Wu not so much because of his claim of merrily Apr 2014 #25

"The FCC has no statutory power to impose common carrier-type regulations on a company... ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2014 #4

Full disclosure: I never thought about it before, one way or the other. merrily Apr 2014 #7

For the FCC to impose common carrier regulations it must classify that way prior to TheKentuckian Apr 2014 #37

Exactly. The FCC may proceed with NN, but obviously has no intention of doing that. merrily Apr 2014 #47

There we go. joshcryer Apr 2014 #6

"The FCC has no statutory power to impose common carrier-type regulations GoneFishin Apr 2014 #9

Yes. merrily Apr 2014 #11

Ok. Thanks. GoneFishin Apr 2014 #12

Or to the more cynical among us, a Republican Cable Lobbyist might have wanted to leave some sabrina 1 Apr 2014 #17

Thanks much, sabrina 1. merrily Apr 2014 #19

It is obvious how much work you put into this. DU used to produce some great research like this sabrina 1 Apr 2014 #21

The worst bit was getting through the opinion. I freeze up merrily Apr 2014 #32

Bookmarking this great post for reference. pa28 Apr 2014 #10

Not bad for a first OP. Lasher Apr 2014 #13

No worries. You can always bookmark for whenever you want to read it merrily Apr 2014 #34

I Merrily recommend this post! Dragonfli Apr 2014 #14

HA! Copps is already being discredited on other threads. merrily Apr 2014 #18

Net neutrality is essential for the future of an internet. JDPriestly Apr 2014 #20

Good points. I also think we need net neutrality because msm is merrily Apr 2014 #26

K&R. nt OnyxCollie Apr 2014 #22

Thanks so much! Agony Apr 2014 #24

You are very welcome. merrily Apr 2014 #33

Merrily...Thank You...Key Points from your Post that are Important: KoKo Apr 2014 #27

Thanks, Koko. Clearly, you paid close attention. merrily Apr 2014 #35

Considering who is 'thrashing' Wu and Copps, lol, I'll go with them also. sabrina 1 Apr 2014 #44

Their credentials are in my OP. Pretty damned impressive. merrily Apr 2014 #48

Yes, their credentials are impressive. But when the facts and truth don't match the 'message' sabrina 1 Apr 2014 #52

"Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain." nt merrily Apr 2014 #54

Exactly! Which I do, lol! sabrina 1 Apr 2014 #55

thx for gathering this info & posting Duppers Apr 2014 #28

You're welcome. merrily Apr 2014 #36

Five Epic Fails in the FCC's New Net Neutrality Plan Ichingcarpenter Apr 2014 #40

Great post, to you, too, Iching. merrily Apr 2014 #41

Thank you.. nt ProudProgressiveNow Apr 2014 #45

You are welcome. merrily Apr 2014 #49

Well written OP. blackspade Apr 2014 #50

Thank you and yes, re-classification, if done properly, would be the solution. merrily Apr 2014 #51

K&R nt Guy Whitey Corngood Apr 2014 #53

kick and rec nt steve2470 May 2014 #56