Monty Solomon posted:
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/11/comcast-asks-the-fcc-to-prohibit-states-from-enforcing-net-neutrality/
That's almost humorous in its unabashed self-interest. Not only are the handful
of special interests opposed to neutrality, that's not enough. Now, they expect
the FCC, who they obviously feel is squarely in their pocket, to outlaw net
neutrality. The government itself, seems to be their view, has to mandate
non-neutral behavior. The government should bless and encourage this handful of
special interests to make choices about what their customers should be allowed
to access, over the Internet.
First, they try to play the card of government over-reach, to allow themselves
to be non-neutral. Then, an overabundance of greed leads them to request even
more government intrusion, against the clear will of the people, to further
their self-serving agenda.
"If the FCC has no power to regulate, it has no power to preempt,"
DUH! Never underestimate the reach of hypocrisy.
Ask for public comment on giving the FCC the authority to preempt states? Make
me laugh. We saw the hate mail the FCC already got, on the slightly less
overtly self-serving topic of backing off from Title II. Just how blatant do
they expect government collusion with the special interests to become?
Another example of "too much greed for their own good." Time and again, we've
seen that an overabundance of greed backfires. I guess that lesson is hard to
learn. The funny business with Netflix caused Title II to get slapped on the
special interests, as people saw where the wind was blowing. This new "great
idea" is going to repeat that cycle. It'll be interesting to see what strange
reactions we get from the FCC on this.
Bert
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