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The association including Amazon, Netflix, eBay, Google, Uber and many others is calling for a delay! I hope this makes an impact. Not sure if Ajit Pai will cave but I respect each company that gets involved and tries to do something about this.
https://www.engadget.com/2017/12/06/internet-association-fcc-delay-net-neutrality-vote/
For reference here is a link to the list of the members of The Internet Association: https://internetassociation.org/our-members/
shinagami091
Spectrum wants internet reclassified from title II but they support open access to the internet that is lawful. Hope they follow through.
LeonSandcastle
NN won't be repealed. It was a smoke screen so they could pass shitty tax laws.
marsgoose
Because they'd rather have you pay for bandwith with higher ISP prices and hate them vs increasing price of their products to pay for it
vonKaiser
those that oppose the proposal "are becoming more desperate by the day." - A Shit Pie. Hope his stupid Reese's mug breaks
Tootsmagee
Boycott amazon. They'd buy Verizon to make it stop
Waffleman77
*ashit pai
Squidvicious411
Get over it. The free market is called the FREE market for a reason. Stop blowing smoke, I want the net to get better, not stay the same!
StephanieWasTheTrueVillainOfLazyTown
Removing net neutrality will make it worse, you uneducated dumbfuck.
ThaiMaiShu
If you think net neutrality being repealed will help you you're grossly misinformed
IVerifyPeoplesUsernames
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epictaco1218
How ignorant are you?
Sm9yCg
Sorry, but they dont spend as much money on buying your politicians than the carriers do. So no.
SirTallofSocks
Net Neutrality is the rope that the government hangs ISPs with.
EctoJuan8
So even if we manage to get through this situation again, how long 'till it happens all over? Seems it'll keep happening until they win.
Jerizon
Can confirm Uber. We have a dedicated screen in my department telling us how to contact our representatives to voice our opinion on the vote
ForgotMyOtherAcct
Can we just reflect how weird it is that we accept that different parts of our internet supply chain have different political leanings? The
ForgotMyOtherAcct
Means of accessing the internet, the ISPs, back conservatives. The content providers, actual websites, back liberals. Neither is 100% but
ForgotMyOtherAcct
That is a weird thing to have.
jay927
If he does cave, theyll just fire him and replace him with the next asshole
Oscill8s
Or he'll commit suicide by shooting himself twice in the back of the head.
PapaStromboli
Good
dtardif
No.
zombiehobo113
When has seeing a sign ever changed someone's opinion? I would imagine sending e-mails to senators and congressmen would be better.
Snickt
Written letter > Phone Call > Email is what I heard one office comment on how much weight each has, in their opinion.
BlackCherryAardvark
You can send an email while sitting in your undies with a Hot Pocket in one hand. Actually protesting in person makes a bigger impression.
Qualtagh
Emails can be (and probably are) sent by bots. Sign holding robots are much harder to come by.
parasztarcal
idk can't you just use wax figures, or realdolls from japan? Or just stick the signs into the ground
Retrikaethan
ajit pai won't cave. dude has been payed off like mad to make this shit happen.
anonwhymouse
Im pretty sure net neutrality is dead, I don't see anything stopping him
Princessbubblecum
*paid
inspiringandfunnyusernamecoolheh
So there has been the plea(we the people stuff) to fire him, where did that go?
LarryFine
Source?
RakiaTime
Considering who some of the companies on the list are they can match every bid
TwistMyNipples
They're against it because they'll have to pay ISPs to get good bandwidth on their sites so people will stay with them
snowman520182
Shh, this is about "freedom" don't let reality get in the way.
waitdoyounot
Actually paying for them would be easy and eliminate any smaller competition. Believe it or not they are against it because it’s just bad.
SwordThain
Umm... they already pay for the bandwidth. Removing NN means the ISPs will charge US for more bandwidth as well. But you know that, shill.
tsunamisue
Who CARES what their motivation is! The more voices speaking out the better it is!
StonerCatJay
I mean that's basically the same reason we're against it. Don't want to pay for access. Also freedom but mostly money.
Cheesed1
Right, so certain content will not be availible. Sounds shitty.
thepieisimplicit
Google is against this simply because they use ads to make money, and the more ads on more sites with more traffic, more money.
thepieisimplicit
Other companies are likely pandering to public opinion, since honestly a big company could spend money to effectively shut down competitors.
thepieisimplicit
But then Amazon, for example, would be against it because they sell video, which directly competes against the cable companies.
D0pi0
That's 100% fair. Cost kept down for businesses-> costs kept down for the rest of us.
SuperIncoherentRantingMan
Except that's costs rising for businesses you buy from. Every online store will raise prices to pay for their new bandwidth costs.
Montageman
Which is just one reason to maintain Net Neutrality, which we are all behind. Rally for the cause, brother.!
SuperIncoherentRantingMan
I just wish so many people weren't paid off to believe whatever Pai tells them to believe.
snowman520182
You know what else drives down prices? Competition. And stop being disengenous. If you want "net neutrality" actually demand that. Don't -
snowman520182
Preserve bad legislation that doesn't do what you're screaming about, because 'corporations are evil.' or some such bullshit.
D0pi0
You've made a number of completely baseless assumptions about me, my dude. I'm fully aware NN is hamfisted, however I prefer >>
D0pi0
It to what would come without a viable solution to fill it's place.
D0pi0
Oh yeah, all that competition goin' on between all 4 isps that are virtually monopolizing different regions of the country is really helping
snowman520182
Yes, the monopolies that the current regulations helped establish.
Banjooie
Doesn't matter. They'll still be there post net-neutrality, because they'll still own the infrastructure.
Rip42
It's not competition when it involves sabotage and a series of frivolous lawsuits to try to bankrupt newcomers.
Rip42
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/08/att-loses-lawsuit-in-which-it-tried-to-thwart-google-fiber-construction/
Rip42
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a27058/isp-owner-accuses-comcast-of-sabotage/
BustedTuna
You know what doesn't encourage competition? ISPs making companies pay exorbitant fees for an fair shot.
snowman520182
Umm that's exactly what does it. Because if the ISPs jack up prices, these companies will be forced to figure out a solution
BustedTuna
Are you actually this dumb? How is that good for anyone who doesn't have the capital to pay the fees invest in these "solutions"?
BustedTuna
And companies having to figure out solutions to problems that shouldn't exist is not good for competition in the first place.