[TriLUG] FCC may step in to pre-empt TWC like legislation

[Brian Henning]

I'll be signing, but these petitions carry about as much weight as a feather.  All they do is ensure a response which, in this case, the cynic in me expects to boil down to "hahahaha no."

~B

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From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On Behalf Of Jeremy Davis
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2014 5:39 PM
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Subject: Re: [TriLUG] FCC may step in to pre-empt TWC like legislation

This looks like a perfect time to use the We The People petition platform.
Perhaps a demand to remove Tom Wheeler from his position over the FCC due to obvious conflicts of interest.

100000 signatures will yield a response from the President who appointented him in the first place.

If anyone would be interested in collaborating on the word smith work, let me know.

Jeremy Davis
@jeremydavis0_0
www.trianglecareerdevelopment.com
www.linkedin.com/in/jeremydavisprofile
On Jun 12, 2014 3:26 PM, "Scott Chilcote" <scottchilcote at ncrrbiz.com> wrote:

> On 06/12/2014 08:52 AM, matt at noway2.thruhere.net wrote:
> > This article will be of interest to many on this list:
> >
> http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/06/state-laws-deprive-american
> s-of-broadband-internet-fcc-chairman-says/
> >
> > "FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has spoken several times about how he 
> > plans to preempt state laws that limit municipal broadband networks. 
> > In 20 states, there are legal restrictions making it tough for 
> > cities and towns to
> offer
> > Internet service to residents."
> >
> > "So what will the FCC do? "I believe that it is in the best 
> > interests of consumers and competition that the FCC exercises its 
> > power to preempt state laws that ban or restrict competition from community broadband.
> > Given the opportunity, we will do so," Wheeler wrote."
> >
> > I say that one can only hope they move sooner rather than later.
>
> The FCC's reluctance to classify broadband as Common Carrier service 
> gives them very weak regulatory authority over our enormous, 
> monopolist internet service mega-businesses.
>
> I find it kind of a stretch to believe that they can turn around and 
> claim that they are able to overrule state legislatures (and succeed), 
> when their last half-hearted attempt to regulate broadband as 
> "information services" was thrown out by the federal appeals court.
>
> At this point the best face I can put on Mr. Tom Wheeler "Wireless 
> Industry Hall of Fame" lobbyist AND "Cable Television Hall of Fame"
> lobbyist's assertions is that he is trying to distract the public with
> false hopes...   While at the same time pushing his "Internet Fast
> Lanes" regulation through to completion as aggressively as he can 
> manage  :-P
>
>    Scott C.
>
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> Scott Chilcote
> scottchilcote at ncrrbiz.com
> Cary, NC USA
>
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