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on Tuesday November 21 2017, @10:43PM
from the the-end-of-the-net-as-we-know-it dept.
from the the-end-of-the-net-as-we-know-it dept.
The FCC will reveal vote to repeal net neutrality this week
The new rules are expected to be announced on Wednesday, whilst most Americans are distracted by getting home to loved ones for Thanksgiving.
This will then be followed by a vote on 10 December, which would see the 2015 rules designed to protect the internet being torn down.
[...] The important point, as we've said before, is that once the genie is out of the bottle, getting it back in is almost impossible and for our readers outside the US, don't think this doesn't affect you - everything that passes through US servers will be affected in some way and will knock on to you.
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FCC Will Reveal Vote to Repeal Net Neutrality This Week
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When I met th'POPE back in '58, I scrubbed him with a MILD SOAP or
DETERGENT for 15 minutes. He seemed to enjoy it ...
(Score: 5, Informative) by julian on Tuesday November 21 2017, @11:00PM (1 child)
Before discussing, watch this short video [youtube.com] to review the issue and why NN is important for true competition and freedom. Net neutrality is the spirit of American capitalism: freedom to compete, even for the little guy. Anti-Net Neutrality is crony capitalism; only the multinational corporations get to play--you just get to PAY.
Don't be un-American!
(Score: 0, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 21 2017, @11:10PM
Tier 1 network [wikipedia.org] is a network that can reach every other network on the Internet without purchasing IP transit or paying for peering.
YOU PAY because you are an ignorant insignificant tiny little nobody.