Silent Net Neutrality Fight Underway

[easyt65]

Net neutrality: why the next 10 days are so important in the fight for fair internet

What is net neutrality?
Net neutrality is the idea that internet service providers (ISPs) treat everyone’s data equally, whether that’s an email from your mom, a bank transfer, or a streamed episode of The Handmaid’s Tale. It means that ISPs don’t get to choose which data is sent more quickly and which sites get blocked or throttled (for example slowing the delivery of a TV show because it’s streamed by a video company that competes with a subsidiary of the ISP) and who has to pay extra. For this reason some have described net neutrality as the “first amendment of the internet”.

What is the difference between an ISP and a content provider?
ISPs provide you with access to the internet and include companies such as Verizon, Comcast, Charter, Verizon, CenturyLink and Cox. Content companies include Netflix, Hulu and Amazon. In some cases ISPs are also content providers, for example Comcast owns NBCUniversal and delivers TV shows through its Xfinity internet service.

Who supports net neutrality?
Content providers including Netflix, Apple and Google. They argue that people are already paying for connectivity and so deserve access to a quality experience. Mozilla, the non-profit company behind the Firefox web browser, is a vocal supporter, and argues that it allows for creativity, innovation and economic growth.

More than 800 startups, investors and other people and organizations sent a letter to Pai stating that “without net neutrality the incumbents who provide access to the internet would be able to pick winners or losers in the market. They could impede traffic from our services in order to favor their own services or established competitors. Or they could impose new tolls on us, inhibiting consumer choice.”

Many consumers support the rules to protect the openness of the internet. Some of them may have been swayed by Last Week Tonight host John Oliver, who pointed out that “there are multiple examples of ISP fuckery over the years” so restrictions are important.


Who doesn’t support the FCC’s 2015 net neutrality rules?
Big broadband companies including AT&T, Comcast, Verizon and Cox. They argue that the rules are too heavy-handed and will stifle innovation and investment in infrastructure and have filed a series of lawsuits challenging the FCC’s authority to impose net neutrality rules.

Are there other reasons why people don’t like the 2015 rules?

Yes. Opponents don’t like the idea of putting the federal government at the center of the internet when, as Pai has said, “nothing is broken”.

The new FCC chairman argues that the 2015 rules were established on “hypothetical harms and hysterical prophecies of doom” and that they are generally bad for business.

“It’s basic economics. The more heavily you regulate something, the less of it you’re likely to get,” he said.

The big broadband companies publicly state they are quibbling the Title II “common carrier” designation rather than net neutrality per se. They believe they shouldn’t be regulated in the same way that telecommunications services are and prefer the light touch regulation they would otherwise be subject to under their previous Title I designation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The FCC lacks the direct authority to regulate Title I “information services”.



Yes, what could POSSIBLY be wrong with putting the federal govt in charge of / at the center of the internet?

Maybe we should ask North Korea, Russia, Iran, China, etc....

 

[easyt65]

FCC chair unveils plan to roll back net neutrality

The attempt to roll back net neutrality has officially begun.
Ajit Pai, the Trump-appointed chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, laid out plans Wednesday to limit the agency's oversight of Internet service providers, potentially weakening enforcement of net neutrality.


The net neutrality rules, approved by the FCC in 2015, are intended to keep the Internet open and fair. The rules prevent Internet providers from playing favorites by deliberately speeding up or slowing down traffic from specific websites and apps.

As part of the 2015 process, the FCC voted to assert more regulatory control over Internet providers by reclassifying them as common carriers, similar to telephone services.

Pai has now issued a proposal to repeal that reclassification, called Title II, raising alarms among net neutrality advocates and throughout the tech industry.


"Two years ago, I warned that we were making a serious mistake," Pai said in a speech at the Newseum in Washington D.C. "The more heavily you regulate something, the less of it you're likely to get."

Pai and the telecom industry have framed the debate as less about the principle of net neutrality than the mechanism to enforce it.

 

[AsianTrumpSupporter]

I don't give a shit about net neutrality when Twitter, Facebook, Google, etc. already censor and discriminate against "problematic" content. Also, I care much more about forcing these companies to compete with each other in the same cities.

 

[easyt65]

The First Net Neutrality Complaints Are Coming

The Federal Communications Commission may have to soon consider the first disputes under its new net neutrality regulations, starting with a fight over Internet congestion and online video.

Cogent Communications, which controls parts of the Internet backbone, is preparing to file complaints to the FCC, charging Internet service providers Comcast, Time Warner Cable, AT&T, Verizon, and CenturyLink with inappropriately degrading Internet traffic.

The complaints would mark a new phase in the long-running and fiercely controversial debate over the FCC's Internet regulations. Net neutrality has traditionally referred to the principle that Internet providers shouldn't block or manipulate traffic once it's on their networks. But the potential complaints from Cogent would instead focus on how those providers load traffic on to their networks in the first place.



How to comment on the FCC’s proposal to revoke net neutrality

The FCC has made its initial proposal as to how it intends to do away with net neutrality — and despite what leadership there has said, that’s definitely how the document reads. You are free to make your thoughts known on the notice of proposed rulemaking, as it’s called, and here’s how to do it.


Go to this site and read how to send a complaint to the FCC about their attempt to end Net Neutrality...

 

[longknife]

I've been posting for years about the threat of government becoming involved in governing the internet. Things were fine as they were before the Obama/UN effort to take over the net. Yes, some internet entities like Google and Facebook "censor" comments but it still means there are unlimited ways of free speech.

Good for President Trump and his appointee.

 

[easyt65]

Funny how OBAMA is once again at the center of an attempt to take over more power....

 

[badger2]

Cybersecurity conference in Wisconsin today. Books disappearing from library shelves means esoterica and pay-for cutting-edge subscriptions. Knowledge is divorcing itself from outsiders. 666 kuklos exothen.

 

[Jarlaxle]

Cybersecurity conference in Wisconsin today. Books disappearing from library shelves means esoterica and pay-for cutting-edge subscriptions. Knowledge is divorcing itself from outsiders. 666 kuklos exothen.

Can you please repost that in English?

 

[busybee01]

FCC chair unveils plan to roll back net neutrality

The attempt to roll back net neutrality has officially begun.
Ajit Pai, the Trump-appointed chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, laid out plans Wednesday to limit the agency's oversight of Internet service providers, potentially weakening enforcement of net neutrality.


The net neutrality rules, approved by the FCC in 2015, are intended to keep the Internet open and fair. The rules prevent Internet providers from playing favorites by deliberately speeding up or slowing down traffic from specific websites and apps.

As part of the 2015 process, the FCC voted to assert more regulatory control over Internet providers by reclassifying them as common carriers, similar to telephone services.

Pai has now issued a proposal to repeal that reclassification, called Title II, raising alarms among net neutrality advocates and throughout the tech industry.


"Two years ago, I warned that we were making a serious mistake," Pai said in a speech at the Newseum in Washington D.C. "The more heavily you regulate something, the less of it you're likely to get."

Pai and the telecom industry have framed the debate as less about the principle of net neutrality than the mechanism to enforce it.

Another fact to remember is that the number of ISPs are shrinking. There clearly are fewer providers for consumers to choose from with the disappearance of Time-Warner. That means less competition. The situation is not unlike when phone companies were a monopoly.

The question is whether the companies should be able to slow down access to the internet and force people to pay for higher speeds. Companies could in effect blackmail users by slowing them down so much that they can't get things done.

 

[Fang]

I've been posting for years about the threat of government becoming involved in governing the internet. Things were fine as they were before the Obama/UN effort to take over the net. Yes, some internet entities like Google and Facebook "censor" comments but it still means there are unlimited ways of free speech.

Good for President Trump and his appointee.

How is the government taking over with net neutrality?

 

[BlackFlag]

The First Net Neutrality Complaints Are Coming

The Federal Communications Commission may have to soon consider the first disputes under its new net neutrality regulations, starting with a fight over Internet congestion and online video.

Cogent Communications, which controls parts of the Internet backbone, is preparing to file complaints to the FCC, charging Internet service providers Comcast, Time Warner Cable, AT&T, Verizon, and CenturyLink with inappropriately degrading Internet traffic.

The complaints would mark a new phase in the long-running and fiercely controversial debate over the FCC's Internet regulations. Net neutrality has traditionally referred to the principle that Internet providers shouldn't block or manipulate traffic once it's on their networks. But the potential complaints from Cogent would instead focus on how those providers load traffic on to their networks in the first place.



How to comment on the FCC’s proposal to revoke net neutrality

The FCC has made its initial proposal as to how it intends to do away with net neutrality — and despite what leadership there has said, that’s definitely how the document reads. You are free to make your thoughts known on the notice of proposed rulemaking, as it’s called, and here’s how to do it.


Go to this site and read how to send a complaint to the FCC about their attempt to end Net Neutrality...

Surely you're aware that Republicans have been the ones leading the charge against net neutrality?

 

[longknife]

The First Net Neutrality Complaints Are Coming

The Federal Communications Commission may have to soon consider the first disputes under its new net neutrality regulations, starting with a fight over Internet congestion and online video.

Cogent Communications, which controls parts of the Internet backbone, is preparing to file complaints to the FCC, charging Internet service providers Comcast, Time Warner Cable, AT&T, Verizon, and CenturyLink with inappropriately degrading Internet traffic.

The complaints would mark a new phase in the long-running and fiercely controversial debate over the FCC's Internet regulations. Net neutrality has traditionally referred to the principle that Internet providers shouldn't block or manipulate traffic once it's on their networks. But the potential complaints from Cogent would instead focus on how those providers load traffic on to their networks in the first place.



How to comment on the FCC’s proposal to revoke net neutrality

The FCC has made its initial proposal as to how it intends to do away with net neutrality — and despite what leadership there has said, that’s definitely how the document reads. You are free to make your thoughts known on the notice of proposed rulemaking, as it’s called, and here’s how to do it.


Go to this site and read how to send a complaint to the FCC about their attempt to end Net Neutrality...

Surely you're aware that Republicans have been the ones leading the charge against net neutrality?

Cite some examples - if you can.

 

[Tehon]

The First Net Neutrality Complaints Are Coming

The Federal Communications Commission may have to soon consider the first disputes under its new net neutrality regulations, starting with a fight over Internet congestion and online video.

Cogent Communications, which controls parts of the Internet backbone, is preparing to file complaints to the FCC, charging Internet service providers Comcast, Time Warner Cable, AT&T, Verizon, and CenturyLink with inappropriately degrading Internet traffic.

The complaints would mark a new phase in the long-running and fiercely controversial debate over the FCC's Internet regulations. Net neutrality has traditionally referred to the principle that Internet providers shouldn't block or manipulate traffic once it's on their networks. But the potential complaints from Cogent would instead focus on how those providers load traffic on to their networks in the first place.



How to comment on the FCC’s proposal to revoke net neutrality

The FCC has made its initial proposal as to how it intends to do away with net neutrality — and despite what leadership there has said, that’s definitely how the document reads. You are free to make your thoughts known on the notice of proposed rulemaking, as it’s called, and here’s how to do it.


Go to this site and read how to send a complaint to the FCC about their attempt to end Net Neutrality...

Surely you're aware that Republicans have been the ones leading the charge against net neutrality?

Cite some examples - if you can.

http://thehill.com/policy/technology/331483-republicans-introduce-anti-net-neutrality-legislation

 

[Marion Morrison]

FCC chair unveils plan to roll back net neutrality

The attempt to roll back net neutrality has officially begun.
Ajit Pai, the Trump-appointed chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, laid out plans Wednesday to limit the agency's oversight of Internet service providers, potentially weakening enforcement of net neutrality.


The net neutrality rules, approved by the FCC in 2015, are intended to keep the Internet open and fair. The rules prevent Internet providers from playing favorites by deliberately speeding up or slowing down traffic from specific websites and apps.

As part of the 2015 process, the FCC voted to assert more regulatory control over Internet providers by reclassifying them as common carriers, similar to telephone services.

Pai has now issued a proposal to repeal that reclassification, called Title II, raising alarms among net neutrality advocates and throughout the tech industry.


"Two years ago, I warned that we were making a serious mistake," Pai said in a speech at the Newseum in Washington D.C. "The more heavily you regulate something, the less of it you're likely to get."

Pai and the telecom industry have framed the debate as less about the principle of net neutrality than the mechanism to enforce it.

Another fact to remember is that the number of ISPs are shrinking. There clearly are fewer providers for consumers to choose from with the disappearance of Time-Warner. That means less competition. The situation is not unlike when phone companies were a monopoly.

The question is whether the companies should be able to slow down access to the internet and force people to pay for higher speeds. Companies could in effect blackmail users by slowing them down so much that they can't get things done.

They need trust-busted, so does the media.

 

[BlackFlag]

The First Net Neutrality Complaints Are Coming

The Federal Communications Commission may have to soon consider the first disputes under its new net neutrality regulations, starting with a fight over Internet congestion and online video.

Cogent Communications, which controls parts of the Internet backbone, is preparing to file complaints to the FCC, charging Internet service providers Comcast, Time Warner Cable, AT&T, Verizon, and CenturyLink with inappropriately degrading Internet traffic.

The complaints would mark a new phase in the long-running and fiercely controversial debate over the FCC's Internet regulations. Net neutrality has traditionally referred to the principle that Internet providers shouldn't block or manipulate traffic once it's on their networks. But the potential complaints from Cogent would instead focus on how those providers load traffic on to their networks in the first place.



How to comment on the FCC’s proposal to revoke net neutrality

The FCC has made its initial proposal as to how it intends to do away with net neutrality — and despite what leadership there has said, that’s definitely how the document reads. You are free to make your thoughts known on the notice of proposed rulemaking, as it’s called, and here’s how to do it.


Go to this site and read how to send a complaint to the FCC about their attempt to end Net Neutrality...

Surely you're aware that Republicans have been the ones leading the charge against net neutrality?

Cite some examples - if you can.

Here's one:

For those of us sitting here before our screens and either typing in words or reading them, this should be a very important subject. But, how many of us understand what this means? Or even what the Internet is? This is one of the most informative articles on the subject I've read. The main thing it points out is:

To summarize, the Internet comprises two types of things: public domain ideas, such as the TCP/IP protocol and HTML coding language; and private property, such as personal computers, servers, and fiber optic cable.*

And, using this, there is a huge, FREE interchange of ideas and information. That being the case, just what is “net neutrality”? Here's another summary:

Plainly stated, net neutrality is the idea that the Internet is “public property”; thus, the government must ensure that online content is delivered in a “neutral,” non-preferential fashion.

This informative – and frightening – article can be read @ Net Neutrality: Toward a Stupid Internet - The Objective Standard