FCC moves ahead with Title II net neutrality rules in 3-2 party-line vote::FCC issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking over Republican objections.
Good news. But let’s not forget with this one in particular, this battle will probably not end in our lifetimes. We let down our guard, and support for net neutrality starts to waver, it’ll get attacked again. Maybe in a different way.
This one takes a lot of vigilance and determination to keep. It won’t stay permanently “won” any time soon, despite the breadth of the coalition of sorts that supports it. There’s just too much money that could be made on the other side, creates a lot of pressure.
It will only last until the next Republican administration. Elections have consequences. Vote.
If another Republican administration happens, it will be the last you ever see, because they will seize power as the fascist they are. So yes, never stop voting. We simply can’t allow it to happen anymore.
Needs to be a law much harder that way.
And even then… roe v wade
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Feel free to email them and ask them to justify voting to destroy internet freedom.
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Brendan Carr and Nathan Simington
Sadly it will roll back as soon as the next republican takes office. The elastic shit show of American politics continues
Vote
Well, yes, but at the same time, companies will likely hedge and adopt a conservative (in the context of regulatory compliance) business model that complies with the new regulations (which may be on-again/off-again due to political changes) just to simplify matters. Switching how your business works every time the presidency flips parties has real financial disadvantages. In the long run, it’s very likely more profitable if they pick one approach and stick with it.
let’s zoom out a bit: this thing where every incoming administration changes the rules that the prior administration established is probably worse than either of the rules being permanent. Don’t get me wrong, please. This is, as Richard Lewis put in in Robin Hood: Men In Tights, “a good change”. But it seems like the rules are constantly changing and that can’t be good for people who are actually making a good faith effort to follow them. Doubly so because this article says that ISPs are going to sue to stop this rule change, and that while courts of the past have ruled that the rules say that this rule can be a rule they might rule that this rule cannot, by the rules, be a rule, overturning their previous ruling on the rules surrounding the rules.
But don’t worry, if republicans ever win again they’ll just make “republicans win” the rule. That will make things very simple.
this thing where every incoming administration changes the rules that the prior administration established is probably worse than either of the rules being permanent.
I mean… Republicans’ rule is objectively bad. Confusion over the rule is not good, but also prevents the bad rule. Maybe I’m weird, but “not bad” seems better than “bad,” right?
Not only is it one party reverting the changes the other made, but it’s almost always along party lines. Drives me crazy as no real change will happen so long as Dem are playing defense forever
T-Mobile users; be aware that T-Mobile has prepared for this and are trying to automatically transition grandfathered accounts with unlimited everything into their new plans.
I’m not 100% sure if the coverage of the new plans are technically worse, but they’re definitely more expensive. And I wouldn’t be surprised if the new plans had contact language to do a rug pull in the future.
You need to opt out of the transition.
How do you opt out?
I used the phone app and started a chat. Here’s what I asked, and their response:
While this is good information to share this has nothing to do with the net neutrality stuff.
I might be mistaken then, but doesn’t part of Net Neutrality mean that telecommunication companies can’t throttle unlimited plans?
Just… yay!
Yay all the way!
