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FCC votes on net neutrality

Posted by jbrenner 9 years, 11 months ago to News

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Expect your internet service provider (ISP) charges to go up shortly.

SOURCE URL: http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/05/15/fcc-net-neutrality-rules/9116157/

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Posted by khalling 9 years, 11 months ago

This whole issue is likely to be meaningless as bandwidth expands. This is clearly an anti-property rights move on the part of the FCC. Their real goal is to create a fairness doctrine which will allow the FCC to regulate the internet. THAT will be the true horror for internet users.
btw j-changed "absorption" to "adsorption." thanks.

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  Posted by jbrenner 9 years, 11 months ago
  
  Net neutrality is the means by which Obama plans to regulate not only the Internet, but talk radio, too. Until this story came up, I had forgotten about Van Jones.
  
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  Posted by jbrenner 9 years, 11 months ago
  
  The absorption vs. adsorption confusion is the most common confusion amongst chemical engineering students. Thanks for dealing with one of my pet peeves.
  
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    Posted by khalling 9 years, 11 months ago
    
    we aim for scientific accuracy ;)
    
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      Posted by jbrenner 9 years, 11 months ago
      
      I liked the surgery scene in Chapter 2 of your book.
      
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Posted by Hiraghm 9 years, 11 months ago

As I understand, the FCC got its start because broadcast radio, and then broadcast tv were reliant upon limited frequency bandwidths. Under what authority do they take upon themselves to regulate the internet? If I don't like Cox Communications' transmission policies... I can run my own lines.

We seriously need an alternative to the internet.

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  Posted by jbrenner 9 years, 11 months ago
  
  The FCC sees their authority regarding the Internet as a result of the Internet having been developed via "government-funded" R&D, particularly through DARPA. DrZarkov99 probably can add something valuable here.
  
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