The FCC is about to vote on gutting net neutrality once again.

Ajit Pai, former Verizon lawyer and current chairman of the FCC, is expected to circulate the text of his rule and announce a vote to gut net neutrality protections on November 22.
Only Congress can stop them. Therefore, we must act quick and call our congressional representatives to make them aware of the massive opposition to any such plans!

All necessary information can be found under the following links:

https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2017-10-26-the-fcc-will-soon-vote-to-kill-net-neutrality-but/

https://www.battleforthenet.com/

why shouldn't ISPs be able to to run their business how they want?

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I jujst called and told my congressman that I wanted congress to uphold net neutrality.





I think the problem is that all areas of the US don't all have choices of who they get their internet from. Without those choices, an ISP that decides that you don't just matter, pretty much has you over a barrel.

This post was edited by Ghot on Nov 3 2017 09:04pm

it all sounds really nice, but I mean, why shouldn't the ISP be able to run their business how they want? the entire point is to turn as much profit as possible and they are being held down by regulations.

with the same argument, you could question why chemical plants arent just allowed to dump their toxic wastes into the next river.

regulations are necessary to prevent profits for the few from taking precedence over the interests of the many. internet companies are profitable right now, with net neutrality. allowing them to gut net neutrality would increase their profits and control over the internet while hurting creativity, global connectivity, economic dynamics and freedom of speech. it would mean destroying something awesome just so a handful of guys get even richer. and as I said: it would probably be a net negative for the economy as a whole.

This post was edited by Black XistenZ on Nov 3 2017 09:11pm

But regulations aren't bad...

Can't have a corporation without a system for said corporations to exist and you can't have a system without rules that create said system

This post was edited by FroggyG on Nov 3 2017 09:17pm

internet is a service though, you aren't losing access to it. Dumping toxic wastes into a river harms the environment and harms people, it isn't their river to dump into.

only if you pay the extra fee they would add

This post was edited by Warlock316 on Nov 3 2017 09:16pm

shouldn't private business owners be allowed to set the prices they want?