Republicans plan to push back against net neutrality in 2015

Max E. Pad said:
Obama is in cahoots with these guys too, so its not just the republicans. Finally something republicans agree with obama on, was there any doubt it would be complete bullshit, and it would screw the little guy. :D
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Obama's has proven to be much more of a go-along-with-the-establishment sort of guy than most realize. He is not that well regarded, in private, by the left wing of his party.
 
gwb-trading said:
This is one area where Republicans are very wrong and it's going to come back & bite them in the ass.

I will be greatly amused when the Republicans discover that Internet providers will charge their campaign websites tens of thousands of dollar per day to not be in the "slow lane" when the owner of the Internet company does not like Republicans.
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If net neutrality is defeated, the result well be another text book example of what economists call "rent seeking". Rent seeking is bad for the economy.
 
I am not clear regarding exactly what repubs are opposed to at this time.

If I remember correctly, the FCC has been pushing for a 2 lane approach. Is that what the repubs are opposing?

I am not sure who is on what side anymore.
 
Is this an example of libtards redefining a term again? Do the libtards define net neutrality as a fast and a slow lane? This looks like a real possibility.

All 5 of FCC commissioners were appointed by Obama.

http://www.fcc.gov/leadership

http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/07/opinion/van-schewick-net-neutrality/

All bold below mine.

The Federal Communications Commission, tasked with creating new rules to protect the Internet, appears to be favoring a proposal that will allow fast lanes after all. As the New York Times reports, the proposal would permit Internet service providers (ISPs) like Comcast and Verizon to charge Internet applications, content or services access fees for faster service, as long as those fees are "just and reasonable."
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So are the repubs saying that they are opposing a fast and slow lane?
 
Banjo said:
Republicans in Congress say they plan to oppose any efforts by the Federal Communications Commission to install net-neutrality rules that demand internet service providers treat all online traffic equally.

http://rt.com/usa/218515-republicans-net-neutrality-opposition/
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The above is a quote from the article. This is not a true statement. The FCC is not to my knowledge proposing "install net-neutrality rules that demand internet service providers treat all online traffic equally".

From what I have read so far the FCC is proposing a fast lane and a slow lane. The FCC calls this fast lane and slow lane net neutrality.
 
Sorry for all of the post. No not really.

I haven't given net neutrality much thought or read much about yet. I was just thinking that net neutrality really doesn't exist right now. Don't ISPs already charge for fast and slow lanes. How many tiers does Verizon Fios have for example? Then I thought about company websites. Don't they have to pay for T1s, fiber, etc. to get a faster speed? Then it hit me. The problem from the ISPs perspective is the cloud most likely. Think about it. You can now host your website on a cloud server that is connect to a fiber line without having to pay for the expense of a fiber line. Maybe I am wrong but this sounds reasonable.
 
Article from Monday:

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/12/fcc-open-internet-rules-republicans-113774.html

Some info I learned from a cursory review of the article:

  • So I guess the FCC already issued a set a rules under the former chairman that got tossed in court by Verizon .
  • Obama wants to treat broadband like a utility under Title II
  • the first proposal by the current chairman allowed for pay-for-play fast lanes
  • it looks like subsequent to this proposal Oblahblah issued a statement that he wants FCC to draft a proposal for "No Paid Prioritization"
We will have to wait and see the new proposal from the current FCC chairman to really know where the FCC and White House stand on the issue.

Some quotes from above article:

It’s been left to current FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler to craft a new net neutrality regime that can withstand another anticipated legal challenge from telecom companies while still satisfying Democrats and consumer groups, who pine for tough new protections. Wheeler stumbled with his early proposal — a draft that critics said would permit pay-for-play Internet ‘fast lanes’ — and he later seemed caught by surprise when Obama endorsed utility-style regulation of broadband, known as Title II.
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But Republicans are pressuring the FCC to slow down. “Businesses and consumers deserve legal certainty and confidence in the marketplace. Forcing legacy regulations on providers and billions of dollars of taxes on middle-class Americans serves neither of these purposes,” said Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of her chamber’s Commerce Committee. “The FCC would be well-advised to engage constructively with Congress instead of polarizing the issue of net neutrality further.”
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White House statement:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/net-neutrality
 
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