"The Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to vote Thursday to begin taking public comments on three different paths for regulating broadband. That includes a proposal by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, a Democrat, to define broadband access as a telecommunications service subject to "common carrier" obligations to treat all traffic equally.
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Article is from AP so take it for what it's worth. In the article, it discusses how AT&T and Verizon say that net neutrality would "discourage them from upgrading their networks". Is anyone else tired of being held hostage by megacorporations that stomp their feet and cry like whiny spoiled brats when they don't get their way? In Finland, broadband connection is a legal right
U.S. has dropped to 15th position in the world for providing fast web service http://www.ibtimes.com/...
To do anything in today's modern world, one must have access to internet. Want a job? most places only accept online applications. Want to get news or weather updates? Check online. Want to apply for government services? Have to go online.
In today's America, we are seeing an alarming trend of regular people being held hostage to ultracorporations, corporations that are so big and monolithic they can bring entire parts of our country and infrastructure to its knees just by stomping their feet and saying "no, I won't". Once again, the people who need it most are being held hostage by a corporation.
We have
bought and paid for politicians that want corporations to be able to siphon off every last cent from the taxpayer to go to corporations and when corporations fail due to their own greed, they want the taxpayer to reach down deeper into their pockets and pay for any risks. We have repeatedly seen how corporations in this country reap rewards for robbing and stealing from the inhabitents of this country while we pay again and again for their greed.
When did we switch from being "for the people by the people" to "for the corporations by the corporations"? We are sliding fast into third world status, brought to you by unfettered corporate greed and lawlessness.