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Re:The Repeal of Net Neutrality Is Official by ep103 on Monday June 11, 2018 @11:27AM (#17285071)
Corrupt bureaucrat. We're talking about a man who flew to Barcelona to collect a bribe before passing this regulatory change.
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Re:The Repeal of Net Neutrality Is Official by acdha on Monday June 11, 2018 @12:01PM (#17285388)
Do you have a citation for that? It’s a serious enough charge that it should never be made without one.
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Re:The Repeal of Net Neutrality Is Official by t3f on Monday June 11, 2018 @12:23PM (#17285638)
From the FOIA [1] done by a NGO [2].

[1] https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4106241-FCC-Calendar...

[2] https://www.americanoversight.org/watchdog-demands-details-o...

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Re:The Repeal of Net Neutrality Is Official by TaylorAlexander on Monday June 11, 2018 @12:12PM (#17285505)
I googled for it. I believe the other person is referring to the dinner meeting mentioned here:

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/ATT-Met-With-Ajit-Pai-in-...

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Re:The Repeal of Net Neutrality Is Official by badkungfu on Monday June 11, 2018 @12:14PM (#17285524)
https://www.americanoversight.org/watchdog-demands-details-o...

"[F]lew to Barcelona to collect a bribe before passing this regulatory change" seems too strong a claim, but there should be serious questions after AT&T paid Cohen and also got a meeting that was off the record.

I don't imagine it actually changed Pai's opinion, but it seems unethical.

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Re:The Repeal of Net Neutrality Is Official by djsumdog on Monday June 11, 2018 @12:16PM (#17285541)
> Corrupt bureaucrat

They are synonymous. Make no mistake, they all take favors and give favors. That's how you become a leader and stay a leader.

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Re:The Repeal of Net Neutrality Is Official by gilrain on Monday June 11, 2018 @12:38PM (#17285839)
The good ones squeeze in a few genuinely public policies to ensure their names look decent in the history books.

The bad ones simply double down on controlling the history books.

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