COMMUNISM It's official.. Net Neutrality is back!

GammaRat

GammaRat

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It's official: Net Neutrality is back as the law of the land in the US

It's official: Net Neutrality is back as the law of the land in the US​

The internet is now, by law, once again treated similarly to a public utility.
By C. Scott Brown

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April 25, 2024

TL;DR
  • The FCC voted today, 3-2, to restore federal Net Neutrality laws in the United States.
  • Net Neutrality is the idea that broadband internet should be treated similarly to a public utility, with government regulations protecting access and restricting what ISPs can and cannot do.
  • Federal enforcement of Net Neutrality principles was previously repealed during the Trump administration, primarily orchestrated by the Trump-appointed FCC chair at the time, Ajit Pai.
Today, in a 3-2 vote, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reinstated federal Net Neutrality rules in the United States. Under new FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel — appointed by President Joe Biden in 2021, shortly after he took office — Net Neutrality has, after a years-long stint away, once again become the law of the land.

“Broadband is now an essential service,” Rosenworcel said ahead of the vote. “Essential services, the ones we count on in every aspect of modern life, have some basic oversight.” She added that, for all Americans, broadband internet has gone from “nice to have, to need to have.”
Net Neutrality is the concept that internet access should be treated similarly to public utilities. Private companies provide these utilities to the public, but they are under heavy scrutiny by the government. In the case of water, for example, households can’t be prioritized by their location, nor can water companies dramatically alter pricing by household. With these concepts applied to internet service, it prevents:
  • ISPs prioritizing certain types of internet traffic, such as those that directly relate to their own services
  • ISPs blocking or throttling certain types of traffic or charging extra for it
Net Neutrality originally became law in 2015 under former President Barack Obama. When former President Donald Trump took office in 2016, he appointed Ajit Pai as the new FCC Chair. Pai made it clear that he intended to push the FCC to dismantle Net Neutrality, which it did in 2017. Since then, some states have put forth their own Net Neutrality rules, which have helped prevent ISPs from dramatically taking advantage of little FCC oversight. Today’s vote, though, removes the chance for ISPs to enact state-by-state decisions that go against Net Neutrality’s principles.


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It's official: Net Neutrality is back as the law of the land in the US​

The internet is now, by law, once again treated similarly to a public utility.
By C. Scott Brown

•
April 25, 2024

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TL;DR
  • The FCC voted today, 3-2, to restore federal Net Neutrality laws in the United States.
  • Net Neutrality is the idea that broadband internet should be treated similarly to a public utility, with government regulations protecting access and restricting what ISPs can and cannot do.
  • Federal enforcement of Net Neutrality principles was previously repealed during the Trump administration, primarily orchestrated by the Trump-appointed FCC chair at the time, Ajit Pai.

Today, in a 3-2 vote, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reinstated federal Net Neutrality rules in the United States. Under new FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel — appointed by President Joe Biden in 2021, shortly after he took office — Net Neutrality has, after a years-long stint away, once again become the law of the land.


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“Broadband is now an essential service,” Rosenworcel said ahead of the vote. “Essential services, the ones we count on in every aspect of modern life, have some basic oversight.” She added that, for all Americans, broadband internet has gone from “nice to have, to need to have.”
Net Neutrality is the concept that internet access should be treated similarly to public utilities. Private companies provide these utilities to the public, but they are under heavy scrutiny by the government. In the case of water, for example, households can’t be prioritized by their location, nor can water companies dramatically alter pricing by household. With these concepts applied to internet service, it prevents:
  • ISPs prioritizing certain types of internet traffic, such as those that directly relate to their own services
  • ISPs blocking or throttling certain types of traffic or charging extra for it
Net Neutrality originally became law in 2015 under former President Barack Obama. When former President Donald Trump took office in 2016, he appointed Ajit Pai as the new FCC Chair. Pai made it clear that he intended to push the FCC to dismantle Net Neutrality, which it did in 2017. Since then, some states have put forth their own Net Neutrality rules, which have helped prevent ISPs from dramatically taking advantage of little FCC oversight. Today’s vote, though, removes the chance for ISPs to enact state-by-state decisions that go against Net Neutrality’s principles.

Since the 2017 federal repeal, ISPs say they have largely abided by Net Neutrality principles, even without government oversight (which, obviously, is primarily due to state regulations). However, one of the core tenets of the original Net Neutrality was to prevent ISPs from overcharging for broadband service or introducing exorbitant fees. Notably, this new 2024 version of Net Neutrality does not include these stipulations since the FCC has decided to forbear rate regulation. This could come back later, though.
 
Tex88

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bw said:
Does this mean internet access is an inalienable right?
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Net neutrality is like treating all internet traffic fairly. Imagine the internet as a highway, and your data (websites, videos, emails) as cars driving on that highway. Here’s what net neutrality means:
  1. Equal Treatment: Internet service providers (ISPs) must treat all data the same way. They can’t favor certain websites or slow down others. So, whether you’re watching cat videos or researching quantum physics, your data travels at the same speed.
  2. No Discrimination: ISPs can’t play favorites. They can’t charge extra for faster access to specific sites or block content they don’t like. It’s like saying every car on the highway pays the same toll, regardless of where it’s going.
  3. Freedom of Speech: Net neutrality protects your right to express yourself online. ISPs can’t censor or control what you say, read, or watch. It’s like having free speech lanes on the internet highway.
  4. Innovation and Competition: Net neutrality encourages new ideas and startups. Without it, big companies could pay for faster lanes, leaving small businesses stuck in traffic. Imagine if only fancy cars got to use the fast lane!
  5. User Experience: You wouldn’t tolerate slow-loading websites, right? Net neutrality ensures that all sites load quickly, whether it’s your grandma’s cookie recipe blog or a rocket science forum.
So, net neutrality keeps the internet open, fair, and accessible for everyone. No roadblocks, no toll booths—just smooth sailing!
 
Lone_Hawk

Lone_Hawk

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Tex88 said:
Freedom of Speech: Net neutrality protects your right to express yourself online. ISPs can’t censor or control what you say, read, or watch. It’s like having free speech lanes on the internet highway.
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Tex88 said:
So, net neutrality keeps the internet open, fair, and accessible for everyone. No roadblocks, no toll booths—just smooth sailing!
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With government oversight and control to make sure that your expression is conforming to the government approved agenda. Anytime someone tells me that they are from the government and they are here to help me.....
 
Tex88

Tex88

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tech said:
But what they can do is raise rates across the board to "make up" for losses.
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They're doing that anyway. Net neutrality also used to mean providers need to let other ISPs use the same lines put in by tax payer money that they are using. Not just one "choice".
 
Lone_Hawk

Lone_Hawk

Resident Spook
Tex88 said:
Net neutrality also used to mean providers need to let other ISPs use the same lines put in by tax payer money that they are using. Not just one "choice".
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Uhhhh.... what exactly does that statement mean?

Does it mean that tax $$ put in a broadband line from point A to point B so anyone can use it? I don't think so. Or does it mean that uncle sugar contracts for connectivity and the provider puts in additional bandwidth, but because uncle sugar is on it everyone gets to use it for free?
 
subnet

subnet

Boot
"The issue that is once again before the FCC is whether those that run the most powerful and pervasive platform in the history of the planet will be accountable for behaving in a “just and reasonable” manner."

We all know liberty isnt a part of this and the left will use it to punish.
 
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Publius

TB Fanatic
Problem I have is the idiot in our White House and anything he touches turns to crap.
Now I do recall outfits like Comcast slowing down the amount of internet traffic on their system and issue of paying toll to the troll.
Many of the internet companies did this to the entire country to force people off of dialup service and problem for me that was all there was available to me was dialup service.
It was not until frontier started setting up DSL service here in West Virginia that I could upgrade to a faster internet service.
Some years ago I think it was Iceland or Netherlands passed some laws in their country to do similar and any outfit that wants to do similar will not be doing business in that country..
 
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Kris Gandillon

Kris Gandillon

The Other Curmudgeon
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Tex88 said:
Net neutrality is like treating all internet traffic fairly. Imagine the internet as a highway, and your data (websites, videos, emails) as cars driving on that highway. Here’s what net neutrality means:
  1. Equal Treatment: Internet service providers (ISPs) must treat all data the same way. They can’t favor certain websites or slow down others. So, whether you’re watching cat videos or researching quantum physics, your data travels at the same speed.
  2. No Discrimination: ISPs can’t play favorites. They can’t charge extra for faster access to specific sites or block content they don’t like. It’s like saying every car on the highway pays the same toll, regardless of where it’s going.
  3. Freedom of Speech: Net neutrality protects your right to express yourself online. ISPs can’t censor or control what you say, read, or watch. It’s like having free speech lanes on the internet highway.
  4. Innovation and Competition: Net neutrality encourages new ideas and startups. Without it, big companies could pay for faster lanes, leaving small businesses stuck in traffic. Imagine if only fancy cars got to use the fast lane!
  5. User Experience: You wouldn’t tolerate slow-loading websites, right? Net neutrality ensures that all sites load quickly, whether it’s your grandma’s cookie recipe blog or a rocket science forum.
So, net neutrality keeps the internet open, fair, and accessible for everyone. No roadblocks, no toll booths—just smooth sailing!
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Did you find the above political marketing piece somewhere (link please) or did you make all that up from whole cloth on your own?

Because…technologically that is not the way it actually works.

Simplistically trying to compare a highway/road system to the Internet is like comparing apples and oranges. There is very little actual correlation.
 
Dobbin

Dobbin

Faithful Steed
Kris Gandillon said:
Simplistically trying to compare a highway/road system to the Internet is like comparing apples and oranges. There is very little actual correlation.
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Bandwidth being one.

The ICC regulates rail traffic in the "Northeast Corridor" - but you can't buy yourself a small locomotive and transport yourself to Washington from Boston. You rely on others who at least "schedule" your passage (and take the money)

Everyone doesn't own a locomotive in their garage because the rail lines are only configured for "single path traffic" - akin to a Fiber-optic cable. Now technology has "improved" the capacity of that fiber-optic with multiple wave paths and timing, but its still a single path. Maybe multiply those paths by a few repeats. Maybe more than a few. But capacity is still finite.

And - a finite resource inevitably gets "measured out." If the Internet companies no longer can filter by "content", they'll simply find something else. Say distance from a node? Don't most of the deplorable live in the "sticks?"

So all you Trump supporters out in the boonies better limit WHO among your chattel is using the bandwidth.

Dobbin
 
Tex88

Tex88

Veteran Member
Kris Gandillon said:
Did you find the above political marketing piece somewhere (link please) or did you make all that up from whole cloth on your own?

Because…technologically that is not the way it actually works.

Simplistically trying to compare a highway/road system to the Internet is like comparing apples and oranges. There is very little actual correlation.
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Do you want an answer to that question? Because I can guarantee you won’t like it.
 
Ractivist

Ractivist

Pride comes before the fall.....Pride month ended.
Net Neutrality is the brain child of University of Illinois Professor Robert McChesney. He is on record stating that "they" must take America down, and rebuild it in their likeness, spoken like a committed communist in academia.

Consider the source, understand the far reaching goals... it's about control, more and total control of the net.
 
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