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http://thehill.com/policy/technology/364833-18-attorneys-general-ask-fcc-to-delay-net-neutrality-vote-for-fake-comments18 attorneys general ask FCC to delay net neutrality vote for fake comments investigation
By Mallory Shelbourne - 12/13/17 09:37 PM EST
Eighteen attorneys general on Wednesday called on the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to hold off on the upcoming net neutrality vote pending an investigation into fake comments.
In a letter, the attorneys general asked Chairman Ajit Pai and the commissioners to
take immediate action regarding the fake comments.
A careful review of the publicly available information revealed a pattern of fake submissions using the names of real people, the letter reads. In fact, there may be over one million fake submissions from across the country. This is akin to identity theft on a massive scale and theft of someones voice in a democracy is particularly concerning.
The letter is signed by attorneys general from Virginia, the District of Columbia, Delaware, Hawaii, California, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Iowa, Illinois, Maryland, Maine, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Washington and Vermont.
The letter comes after a separate letter from the office of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said as many as 2 million comments regarding net neutrality filed to the commission were falsified.
But, if the well of public comment has been poisoned by falsified submissions, the Commission may be unable to rely on public comments that would help it reach a legitimate conclusion to the Page 2 rulemaking process, the 18 attorneys write.
tymorial
(3,433 posts)Pai's Verizon buddies/masters whatever have given him marching orders. They want net neutrality gone so they can ramp up charges and fees to offer the SAME service today. The only difference will be they will claim that the fees are necessary to ensure proper service delivery due to the extreme use of streaming services. It's a scam. There is no interest in improving the infrastructure because there is simply no return on that investment. A handful of companies own all of the lines. There is very little competition and therefore the service providers need do nothing to generate revenue. We are stuck. They know it. This is just a way to squeeze our more blood from the stone.
onenote
(42,714 posts)tymorial
(3,433 posts)And throttle speeds based upon activity. With the new laws they will do just that and do what I describe. That is how they will get around people using their services to access content of which they have no stake. Verizon and Comcast have their own streaming services but people still use Amazon and Netflix. More and more companies are creating their own streaming services for their own content. They have a right but in the end most people will need numerous subscriptions to access the same content they have today. With net neutrality removed they can create their own services AND limit access to content not to mention charge those services to use their lines.