Ashley Wells, Pat Macpherson, Crystal Quintero, CC Liu, Wisdom Quarterly; Amy Goodman (DemocracyNow.org, May 15, 2014); Sarah Jaffe, Joel Serino (occupy.com); OccupytheFCC
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| Net: it's a utility, the "People's Platform," not a portable TV for corporate media (occupy) |
Not until a fair accounting of votes does anything happen in a democracy. (It sure would be nice to live in a democracy). All those who say otherwise are stirring up anarchy. Destroy the deviants, troublemakers, and perverts! Corporate profits depend on it. That should keep the police state busy. In the meantime, what about our Internet?
The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) is voting today on new rules that
may effectively abandon "Net neutrality," the concept of a free and open
Internet. (Watch this).
(CGP Grey/cgpgrey.com) Let's tell the FCC to reclassify broadband Internet as a public utility, a Title II common carrier telecommunications service. (Discuss). Music: Broke for Free.
The FCC proposal would let Internet
providers charge corporate media companies extra fees to receive preferential
treatment, such as faster speeds for their products and content.
Under
previous regulations struck down earlier this year, providers were
forced to provide ALL content at equal speeds, including Wisdom Quarterly, Democracy Now!, Occupy.com, FEMEN, CodePink, and other outlets.
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| The encampment begins with activists from popularresistance.org and Fight for the Future |
Just steps from the vote,
demonstrators have set up an "Occupy the FCC" (occupythefcc.com)
encampment calling for federal regulators to reclassify broadband
service as a public utility.
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| "Trust me; I'm a banker!" |
This will allow for the requirement of "Net neutrality" rules.
The CEOs of 28 U.S. broadband providers and trade
groups told their FCC not to classify
broadband as a utility, explaining that regulating broadband would "impose
great costs [to our private corporations], allowing unprecedented government micromanagement of all
aspects of the Internet economy."
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| Save the Internet (freepress.net) |
This debate on Net neutrality features guests Timothy Karr of the media reform group Free Press, who
want corporations to be regulated for the good of everyone who uses the Net, and Joshua Steimle, a tech entrepreneur who
argues that the government should not be entrusted with regulating the
Internet. More
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