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posted by Fnord666 on Monday February 03 2020, @03:47PM   Printer-friendly
from the follow-the-money dept.

Ajit Pai promised faster broadband expansion:

2019 was the second straight year that Comcast lowered its overall cable capital expenditures (though Comcast's spending on line extensions and scalable infrastructure rose in 2018).

This wasn't supposed to happen, according to claims that ISPs and Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai made in order to push through the repeal of net neutrality rules and other deregulatory measures. Pai, who just today released an 11-page list of his accomplishments as FCC chair, repeatedly argued that net neutrality rules caused broadband providers to reduce capital expenditures. After his net neutrality repeal took effect in June 2018, he claimed that the repeal and other FCC deregulation caused investment to rise.

But Comcast isn't the only major ISP cutting investment, as AT&T projects that it will reduce capital spending from $23 billion in 2019 to $20 billion in 2020. Charter Communications said in October that its capital expenditures excluding mobile services would total $7 billion in 2019, down from $8.9 billion in 2018. Verizon reported a small increase in capital expenditures in the first nine months of 2019.


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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Monday February 03 2020, @07:20PM (8 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Monday February 03 2020, @07:20PM (#953253) Journal

    AOC is not only ignorant and stupid, but she is batfuck crazy.

    Sanders, I might have been able to support, but the Dems cut him off at the knees once, and they're working on cutting him off at the abdomen this time.

    Pocahontas? Despite the fact that she has built a career based on lies about her heritage, I might be able to support her.

    Problem with all of them is, the DNC is going to throw their support to either Biden, or to Bloomingidiot.

    Maybe if all of you Dems had supported Tulsi more, we wouldn't be having this particular conversation. She is the most "qualified" of all the potential D's to fill the office of president.

    But, the real problem with all of the DNC's chatter this time around, is Trump will be reelected. All of the noise from the left will be null and void when he is sworn in for his second term.

    You guys ought to be considering the next election right now. Keep Tulsi Gabbard around. That woman can take you places that you can't even dream about today.

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  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 03 2020, @07:40PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 03 2020, @07:40PM (#953259)

    Just imagine the mental implosion of the various arms of the establishment if you supported Sanders and got some good grassroots support from your community as well!

    Republicans for Sanders 2020! You heard it from Runaway first! If he is fucked over by the DNC again he'll probably run independent so you'd better vote for him if he does :D

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 03 2020, @07:49PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 03 2020, @07:49PM (#953266)

    Trump will not be reelected one his crimes are made public. He had his son get a job paying $80k per month for a corrupt company in Ukraine, then threatened to withhold $1 billion aid if they did not fire a prosecutor who was looking into the company.

    • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Monday February 03 2020, @09:48PM (2 children)

      by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Monday February 03 2020, @09:48PM (#953306) Journal

      This is so wrong.

      This is Trump we're talking about.

      Once his crimes are made public, they will be canonized as a template of expected presidential behavior.

      Trump will not only be elected in 2020, he will also get another term in 2024 with any need of elections. He's hinted about this numerous times. Sending up "half joking" test balloons to test the waters for toxicity.

      --
      People today are educated enough to repeat what they are taught but not to question what they are taught.
      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 03 2020, @10:24PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 03 2020, @10:24PM (#953322)

        Bot, troll, shill, who can say?

        Oddly it is a more accurate depiction since Biden can't be RE-elected. Very strange.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 04 2020, @12:50AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 04 2020, @12:50AM (#953359)

        Trump infected china with tradewar. I am american and know china is more wisdom than 1000 year old fish, they will trick with a small beneath control situations.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 05 2020, @12:45AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 05 2020, @12:45AM (#953935)

    I don't think you actually understand what batfuck crazy is.

    Here is a hint https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/02/04/shoot-socialists-rodney-garcia-montana/ [washingtonpost.com]

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 05 2020, @10:17PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 05 2020, @10:17PM (#954450)

    Trump may well be elected again. And again, it won't be because a majority of the voters voted for him.

    That said, no, you don't have a voice in who the D's might considered as you've already revealed where your blinders are and it is not with them.