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Originally Posted by pocketkangaroo
Hand the rights for the FCC to regulate what? They already regulate the telecommunications companies under the laws we currently have. What are you talking about?
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What? Yeah, they regulate the tele companies now, a net neutrality law would give them more power other than the appointed power they have, over the 'net.
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Originally Posted by SBR Richard
how much power could they have? outside the united states i mean
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Not anymore power than the U.S. has now, most countries regulate it some how in some way already.
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Originally Posted by pocketkangaroo
So you're saying they don't support net neutrality legislation? So the sites and coalitions they helped fund and create were all wrong?
http://www.openinternetcoalition.com/
http://www.savetheinternet.com/
What we have now is extremely muddy and can be viewed many different ways. We are currently at the mercy of the FCC to determine how they want to interpret net neutrality and whether it is relevant.
What Obama and all the other web properties want is net neutrality in writing and guaranteed. An act that states there is no leeway here, all packets are treated equally. These companies all supported the previous bills that have been put in front of Congress. The same ones you claim would be bad for the internet.
So like I said, you may believe that they don't want any legislation and that it would be bad, but their opinions are much different. They all clearly feel something needs to be done, they all feel this is important to the internet and business, and they all feel Obama is the right choice.
However you look at it, McCain is on the ass end of this argument. There are no major web properties that support his stance. |
They support the most basic idea, of not allowing the telcos to regulate bw pipes to people, companies, ect. Of course we already have laws in place that cover this.
So yeah, if these douches wish to support more laws and rules, then great. I have read the actual attempted laws, and they are very opened ended and clearly give IPS's (which all the companies you listed are) more power. And it would give power to the FCC to regulate the Internet. And they have never been fair, logical, or smart..