Hey I'm rich, my stuff's big, I need a fast lane. did mention I'm rich.

[fromderinside]

On a related note that makes Wheeler not look like a big a shit as he probably really is:

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler told the cable industry today that he will "preempt state laws that ban competition from community broadband."

Agreed. The industry is not the net. Selecting a group as a decider, arbiter, of such as rates for amount of usage discriminates against those who are paying to use the net.

 

[fromderinside]

Wheeler's threat brings up a question. When was the law written such that the head of a regulatory group can set policy without an act of congress. If you think he has the authority to do so I'd like you to show us where in the FCC charter that power is given.

 

[Underseer]

Yet again Dems cave on where they should be holding firm and hold firm where they should cave (for example Keystone XL). Shame.

How does this have anything to do with Democrats "caving" on anything? This is all a direct result of the revolving door between industry and those regulating that same industry. Wheeler was an industry lobbyist before becoming FCC Chairman, now that he is Chairman he is enacting rules that are beneficial to the industry he is regulating, and detrimental to just about everyone else. In a couple of years he will likely be back in that industry, reaping the profits from the rules he implemented. Democrats, as well as Republicans, are up in arms about this, and they should be.

Wheeler was appointed by Obama, who made a campaign promise regarding net neutrality.

Derec, are you actually in favor of net neutrality?

If so, why do you hate freedom, democracy, and capitalism? How is increased regulation going to make us more free?

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

If I'm going to have all my electronic communications monitored, I at least want net neutrality to make up for it.