A public interest group wants the Federal Communications Commission to hold off on its proposal to kill net neutrality regulations.
The National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) filed a motion on Friday to delay the FCC's proceeding to undo its net neutrality rules, pending the release of documents the group has requested from the agency.
The NHMC says it filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act for consumer complaints about the open internet since the net neutrality rules went into place in 2015.
Carmen Scurato, the group's director of legal affairs, said that the requested documents will affect the public's view of the rules.
"The information that NHMC urges the FCC to release would provide essential insight into the value of maintaining the FCC's 2015 Open Internet Order," Scurato said in a statement."Millions of consumers have voiced their concerns about eliminating net neutrality protections and the agency should release all complaints that members of the public have submitted showing how the Open Internet Order has served as a tool in protecting our consumer rights."
Source: The Hill
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 10 2017, @09:10PM (2 children)
This administration (and congress) want to see bleeding on the streets as evidence that they've found the sweet spot for their policies. Run it like a business, right?
(Score: 2) by inertnet on Monday July 10 2017, @11:16PM
There seems to be this bug in the system: gov = !b9
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Tuesday July 11 2017, @09:49AM
You can't mean charging an enormous excise on hygienic tampons, can you?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 10 2017, @10:58PM (3 children)
The Orange One and his cowardly clown cadre has already determined that Net Neutrality is bad for their corporate masters' interests so it will be axed at the earliest possibility. What? You knew that the 'public comment' period was all for show, *nudge* right? *nudge* *wink*
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Tuesday July 11 2017, @12:03AM
"You're only delaying the inevitable, Mr Curato. Why fight?"
(Score: 2) by linkdude64 on Tuesday July 11 2017, @02:54AM (1 child)
Still #FeelingTheBern? No refunds on all that money we donated!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 11 2017, @09:36PM
Somehow I think the use of "we" is disingenuous here.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by digitalaudiorock on Tuesday July 11 2017, @12:10AM (9 children)
It's just like how you always have to remember to tell your landscaper not to soak your lawn in gasoline set it ablaze right? It never ends does it? You'd never know that the FCC is supposed to be working for us...a textbook case of money and power.
(Score: 2) by linkdude64 on Tuesday July 11 2017, @02:52AM (1 child)
The price of liberty is eternal vigila—Hey, before I forget, did you catch "the game" last night?
You should, after all, have invested enough of your free time in the consumption of sporting events and their scheduling to divine exactly which of the surely hundreds of televised sporting events I am referring to.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 13 2017, @04:08PM
I just lost The Game. :\
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Tuesday July 11 2017, @05:29PM (6 children)
It's just like how you always have to remember to tell your landscaper not to soak your lawn in gasoline set it ablaze right? It never ends does it? You'd never know that the FCC is supposed to be working for us...a textbook case of money and power.
Who did you vote for last November?
(Score: 2) by digitalaudiorock on Tuesday July 11 2017, @05:35PM (5 children)
Bernie of course...while that was still an option that is.
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Tuesday July 11 2017, @06:12PM (4 children)
By that answer I take it you didn't act to make it so we wouldn't need to fight this battle again.
You helped make this bed....
(Score: 2) by digitalaudiorock on Tuesday July 11 2017, @06:59PM (1 child)
I give...are you just being obtuse on purpose? What magical candidate did you vote for? Honestly...I don't get what point you're trying to make.
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Tuesday July 11 2017, @07:09PM
I voted for the one who had a chance of winning and would have left Title II regulation in place.
(Score: 2) by digitalaudiorock on Tuesday July 11 2017, @07:01PM (1 child)
Just to be clear...I did in fact vote for Hillary...though that was far from my first choice.
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Tuesday July 11 2017, @07:14PM
Well that's boring!
Probably should have realize it's shy-Trumpers in the real world and shy-Clintoners on the interwebs.