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Submission in the queue at the time of writing: https://soylentnews.org/submit.pl?op=viewsub&subid=39288%ACe=&title=FCC+Forced+by+Court+to+Ask+the+Public+(again)+If+They+Think+Tearing+Up+Net+Neutrality+Was+a+Really+G
I have just left a comment for the FCC to consider, and I hope that you will too. As noted in the submission, the court ordered comments are obfuscated by the FCC, apparently in the hopes that no one does comment in favor of Net Neutrality. Ajit Pai is a sweetheart, isn't he?
Web address for commenting: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings/express
The first block at the top of the page is "Proceeding(s)", where you will enter 17-108 Once that number is entered, you find a dropdown menu, from which you select "17-108 | restoring internet freedom".
From that point, it's a normal page, where you fill in your name, address, email, and who you represent. Miss any of those required boxes, and your comment won't be counted I suppose.
At the bottom, there is a box that you can tick, if you want email confirmation that your comments were recieved.
Also at the bottom is a warning,
Note: You are filing a document into an official FCC proceeding. All information submitted, including names and addresses, will be publicly available via the web.
Don't type anything into the form that you don't want law enforcement to follow up on. ;^)
I think I still burned them, without saying all the things I would like to have said. Be imaginative, and/or be factual, but get your views recorded. Let's not allow Ajit to smother Net Neutrality again!!
Edit: Your email confirmation will contain your full comment, along with all the information you entered into the various boxes. More, that email has the exact formating of your comment as you typed it. When you submit the form, it appears that the formatting (paragraphs, etc) is lost. What you see on the final page is a single paragraph, all mashed together.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 24 2020, @06:24PM (4 children)
My comment was submitted several days ago.
The submission in the queue doesn't really make it clear (just like the FCC's "announcement") that new comments are being solicited.
I considered submitting a less obfuscating article, but hadn't gotten around to it yet.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 24 2020, @07:03PM (2 children)
Does it matter when they are comfortable with generating millions of their own fake comments?
Not to discourage submitting valid comments, but we should never forget the attempts to subvert the will of the people. The internet has disrupted the standard methods of information control, they are trying desperately to reestablish.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 24 2020, @07:06PM (1 child)
Are you suggesting the russia bot that goes by "Runaway1956" was actually created by the FCC for puposes of freeping their own poll? Ingenious.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 24 2020, @08:47PM
I like mocking Runaway as much as the next AC, but I have no problem agreeing when he makes a good point.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Monday February 24 2020, @07:37PM
Please, feel free to make another submission. Maybe you can do a better job than I, helping people to understand the issues, and where and how to comment.
Hail to the Nibbler in Chief.