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upaloopa

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5. Can you tell me why giving Verizon the means

Reply to J_J_ (Original post)

Fri Feb 27, 2015, 12:13 PM

Feb 2015

to charge more me for something I already get now is good for me? Is freedom only freedom for telecom companies?
Who do you work for?
You want to set it up so more middlemen can charge people money for what they already get for free!
It is a kin to setting up companies who can charge me for going down to the sea and sticking my toes in the water when I have been doing that for years without them.

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The FCC�s Orwellian Internet policy [View all] J_J_ Feb 2015 OP

Nice rightwing Koch Brothers sewage you decided to post. nt geek tragedy Feb 2015 #1

I could say something derogatory about the post...but I won't...I won't. The shraby Feb 2015 #2

Wow. How much more obvious can one be? Net neutrality must really be driving the telcos nuts. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #3

I know it is written badly, as they love Congress and hate Obama, but is there something to this? J_J_ Feb 2015 #4

There is no secret plan. The proposed rule was published in May 2014. nt geek tragedy Feb 2015 #6

Can you tell me why giving Verizon the means upaloopa Feb 2015 #5

One thing that has not been mentioned much is that, while the FCC did declare the internet djean111 Feb 2015 #7