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onenote

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15. No. Its probably around 8 pages of regs, several hundred pages of an "order"

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #6)

Sun Mar 1, 2015, 01:33 AM

Mar 2015

that describes the legal and factual issues raised by the proposal to adopt network neutrality rules, reviews the comments received on all sides of the issues, describes the rules adopted, fulfills statutory requirements to analyze the impact of the rules on small businesses and under the Paperwork Reduction Act (among others). In all likelihood, the number of pages devoted to simply listing the commenters and reply commenters will be longer than the number of pages of actual rules.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6287824

In addition, according to the folks I've spoken to about it at the FCC, it will be about two weeks before the rules are published, which is not unusual where there is a divided vote.

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Comcast Now Says It Will Not Sue FCC [View all] babylonsister Feb 2015 OP

cheaper to let Verizon and AT&T sue marym625 Feb 2015 #1

The key point "We haven�t seen the order, we don�t know what is in it" PoliticAverse Feb 2015 #2

I find this to be problematic Wella Feb 2015 #3

I think that would actually be great. dilby Feb 2015 #4

What in the world? Egnever Feb 2015 #8

ok start with illegal content. dilby Feb 2015 #9

Um isn't illegal content already illegal? Egnever Feb 2015 #10

If you are required to have a license then you are easier to track down. dilby Feb 2015 #11

Domains already have to be registered Egnever Feb 2015 #12

domain names are not currently regulated by the federal government. dilby Feb 2015 #13

I always think that stuff like this doesn't really exist... Oktober Mar 2015 #19

The Internet is a public utility and should be regulated like one. dilby Mar 2015 #20

Who are you forced to do business with that you don't feel is trustworthy? Oktober Mar 2015 #21

Why do you feel the need to be anonymous on the internet? dilby Mar 2015 #22

The creeped out meter just bumped up a notch... Oktober Mar 2015 #23

Sigh how many times does it have to be said Egnever Feb 2015 #7

300 pages of regulation that no one has seen Man from Pickens Feb 2015 #5

Apparently it's about 38 pages of actual regulation with the rest being comments PoliticAverse Feb 2015 #6

No. Its probably around 8 pages of regs, several hundred pages of an "order" onenote Mar 2015 #15

This "no one has seen the 300 pages" is a GOP meme that is total BS winstars Mar 2015 #17

both long and secret are problems Man from Pickens Mar 2015 #18

All I know is, watch them/I don't trust them, ever. nt babylonsister Mar 2015 #14

The good news is . . . gratuitous Mar 2015 #16

That is probably for the best, Sen. Walter Sobchak Mar 2015 #24