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pbmus

(12,422 posts)
Sat Jan 6, 2018, 05:08 PM Jan 2018

FCC Killed Net Neutrality, Blue States Can Save It

Federal authorities won’t protect net neutrality, so states want to protect the regulations on their own.

On Wednesday, a California lawmaker introduced a bill that would reinstate net neutrality protections on a local level. The bill comes weeks after the Federal Communications Commission repealed net neutrality rules, which required internet providers to treat all data equally, blocking those ISPs from charging more for specific internet activities, or limiting access to certain websites. The FCC’s 3-2 vote to repeal the protections was a major win for telecoms companies, and a blow to consumers and free speech advocates.

But California’s new bill, along with similar proposals in other states, could help keep net neutrality protections in place, if only in piecemeal form.

https://amp.thedailybeast.com/fcc-killed-net-neutrality-blue-states-can-save-it

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FCC Killed Net Neutrality, Blue States Can Save It (Original Post) pbmus Jan 2018 OP
Why can't the next Dem president reverse this policy? zaj Jan 2018 #1
Mine already raised prices over 10%... pbmus Jan 2018 #2
I was thinking the same thing NJCher Jan 2018 #3
My fellow Washingtonians are looking into that, too... Wounded Bear Jan 2018 #4
Paging Phil Murphy crazycatlady Jan 2018 #5
 

zaj

(3,433 posts)
1. Why can't the next Dem president reverse this policy?
Sat Jan 6, 2018, 05:16 PM
Jan 2018

How can any ISP change its long-term pricing and infrastructure strategy today knowing it will be undone in 2 years.

NJCher

(35,677 posts)
3. I was thinking the same thing
Sat Jan 6, 2018, 05:23 PM
Jan 2018

They cannot change for a while, as the matter is under litigation, so there will be no changes until those issues are settled.

But your question applies to other matters, too. The blue states are litigating matters that have to do with the new tax plan, as it discriminates against us because our housing is so much more expensive.

How can any business build on anything in this poorly thought out tax plan? If I were a business person, I sure wouldn't be counting on it, and Trump is looking less and less credible by the day, which doesn't help matters any.

Wounded Bear

(58,662 posts)
4. My fellow Washingtonians are looking into that, too...
Sat Jan 6, 2018, 05:29 PM
Jan 2018

of course it helps that we recently flipped our State Senate to Dem control, so we have the 3 major branches again.

Repubs may be in trouble here. We have quite a few red counties, but with one resignee already, and recent news that the Repubs are setting up a PAC in another district sounds like they are getting desperate.

crazycatlady

(4,492 posts)
5. Paging Phil Murphy
Sat Jan 6, 2018, 05:34 PM
Jan 2018

HE needs to look into this when he takes office. He has the state legislature on his side.

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