Tuesday, December 28, 2010

FCC Wants to Regulate Internet

The Federal Communication Commission now wants to regulate the Internet whether your connection is provided by a telecom or cable provider. They first started regulating cable television service back in 1965 yet consumers are directed to call their Public Service Commission when they have service or billing issues with their cable television service. The takeover of regulation by the FCC can only mean interference of your right to free press and higher Internet Provider subscription rates.

In a Rasmussen Poll, only 21% of likely voters wants the FCC to regulate the Internet, fearing political ramifications.

If the FCC is so hell-bent on regulating the Internet, why not contact them every time you have a service or billing issue with your Internet Provider whether it is a cable company or a telephone company? Hell, why not contact them when you have issues with your cable television service too, since they have supposedly been regulating it as well. You can reach the FCC at: 1-888-CALL-FCC (1-888-225-5322) or on the web at: http://www.fcc.gov/

1 comments:

techguy said...

I pay my ISP to give me a connection to the internet, nothing more. An ISP has no business telling me what services or websites I can and cannot use. They also have no business throttling my internet speeds just because I (legally) use P2P or because I prefer to stream movies with Netflix over Blockbuster, for example.

If ISP's wouldn't try to do things like make people pay more to access facebook or restrict access to a particular service because they have an agreement with a competing service then it wouldn't be necessary for the FCC to enforce net neutrality.

Post a Comment