Re:To Save Net Neutrality, We Must Build Our Own Internet
by imglorp on Thursday November 23, 2017 @02:20AM
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Trouble is, Ajit gets up there and talks about competition being good for the consumer, and then all the rightwingers echo that "Bigly". As wrong as this is, it will be hard to vote someone out if the facts are muddled.
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Re:To Save Net Neutrality, We Must Build Our Own Internet
by tbabb on Thursday November 23, 2017 @02:30AM
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I think this can easily be made a bipartisan issue, in that it's the common man vs. big, rich, controlling corporations. If I were the telecoms (and telecom lackeys), that's the movement I'd be scared of.
Re:To Save Net Neutrality, We Must Build Our Own Internet
by aaronbrethorst on Thursday November 23, 2017 @02:45AM
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I agree. It's a purely populist play, and we're in a populist mood as a country.
Re:To Save Net Neutrality, We Must Build Our Own Internet
by tallanvor on Thursday November 23, 2017 @02:50AM
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Yes, and the Republicans conveniently ignore that most consumers in the US have very little choice in ISPs. These days you probably have the option of DSL from your phone company or the offering from your cable company.
Luckily some communities are setting up their own broadband services, but the telecom monopolies are doing their best to make it illegal for communities to do this.