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

[Tim Jowers]

Yup:

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/response/reaffirming-white-houses-commitment-net-neutrality

Might as well have uploaded a graphic of Obama flipping off the American
people. One thing I've learned in working with government and with real
estate developers is they have no honor and their word is worthless.

Tim


On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 9:26 AM, Brian Henning <bhenning at pineinst.com>
wrote:

> 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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> 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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> > Cary, NC USA
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