F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules

Re:F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules by sigmar on Thursday December 14, 2017 @01:57PM (#15925551)

I think Title II is a fine solution (why shouldn't internet be a utility?). There are a ridiculous amount of people in these comments that are trying to thread the needle between "I support NN," but saying "it is fine that they reversed Title-II classification" (which I guess is their cool contrarian point of view, but functionally tripe)

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Re:F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules by dingoonline on Thursday December 14, 2017 @04:09PM (#15927068)

Title II is an 80 year old telephone rule that was stretched and deformed to fit the internet. Congress needs to pass real legislation that's specific to the needs of the internet.

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Re:F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules by sangnoir on Thursday December 14, 2017 @04:27PM (#15927225)

The 4th amendment is a 270 year old rule that is "stretched and deformed" to fit personal electronic devices too. In either case, we don't need a specific law for each use-case as technology evolves.

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Re:F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules by ci5er on Thursday December 14, 2017 @07:04PM (#15928604)

Yes. Congress-critters try to have their cake and eat it too by punting to the regulators and claiming to the voters it is out of their hands. Dereliction of duty.

(Not that I would necessarily like to see the horse-cum-camel design-by-committee solution these grifters would negotiate their way too...)

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Re:F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules by rhino369 on Thursday December 14, 2017 @02:25PM (#15925912)

I think there is a decent argument for regulating ISPs. But Title II is a telephone regulation. It's not narrowly targeted at ISPs.

The fact that the FCC had to suspend most regulations under Title II sort of proves it.

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Re:F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules by cgmg on Thursday December 14, 2017 @11:59PM (#15929753)

Why do you think such views are 'trying to thread a needle', 'contrarian', and 'functionally tripe'?

You are exhibiting a knee-jerk reaction to the fact that there are (god forbid!) dissenting views from your own.

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Re:F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules by ghrifter on Thursday December 14, 2017 @05:12PM (#15927660)

Title II is a loooot more than being classified as a "utility"

Theres a lot of reports and other tasks that the ISP would have to do, but was put of 2 to 3 years since 2015.

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Re:F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules by ythn on Thursday December 14, 2017 @03:35PM (#15926738)

Because when it's a utility you can't treat different traffic types differently and QoS suffers, especially in domains like satellite internet

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