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    • coliverC
      coliver @Dashrender
      last edited by coliver

      @dashrender said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:

      @coliver said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:

      @dashrender said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:

      @dustinb3403 said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:

      In terms of FCC involvement, not sure if they should be or not, but why doesn't verizon charge the customer for the roaming charges. . .

      As far as I know, cell phone companies have never forced customers to change plans. Changing of the plan would be the only way Verizon would be allowed to start charging them roaming fees, since their current plan says no roaming fees.

      Since they can't force them to change plans, their only option is to drop them. It's likely they could attempt to get a new contract, but Verizon might not have a plan that accounts for so much roaming... so they might say no.

      Right, not sure what your point is? This does nothing to negate my point and only reinforces it.

      And what exactly is your point?

      That the FCC is wrong in saying that Wireless broadband is an adequate replacement for wired broadband.

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      • DashrenderD
        Dashrender @coliver
        last edited by

        @coliver said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:

        @dashrender said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:

        @coliver said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:

        @dashrender said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:

        @dustinb3403 said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:

        In terms of FCC involvement, not sure if they should be or not, but why doesn't verizon charge the customer for the roaming charges. . .

        As far as I know, cell phone companies have never forced customers to change plans. Changing of the plan would be the only way Verizon would be allowed to start charging them roaming fees, since their current plan says no roaming fees.

        Since they can't force them to change plans, their only option is to drop them. It's likely they could attempt to get a new contract, but Verizon might not have a plan that accounts for so much roaming... so they might say no.

        Right, not sure what your point is? This does nothing to negate my point and only reinforces it.

        And what exactly is your point?

        That the FCC is wrong in saying that Wireless broadband is an adequate replacement for wired broadband.

        Really? How does this prove that point? If anything it says the opposite (but really it doesn't say anything for either side). The article says that Verizon said that some customers are using in excess of 1 TB of data (we're assuming over wireless) while roaming. That sounds like a pretty big chunk.

        The customer quoted for only using 50 GB, still a pretty good chunk even over 4 devices for wireless. It's clear that wireless data is at least available in these affected areas, to the point that Verizon wants to dump these customers.

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        • coliverC
          coliver
          last edited by

          https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/09/ajit-pais-plan-to-lower-broadband-standards-is-crazy-fcc-democrat-says/#p3

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          • mlnewsM
            mlnews
            last edited by

            https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/09/fire-fcc-chairman-ajit-pai-petition-tells-us-senators/

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller @mlnews
              last edited by

              @mlnews said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:

              https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/09/fire-fcc-chairman-ajit-pai-petition-tells-us-senators/

              One can only hope.

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              • mlnewsM
                mlnews
                last edited by

                https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/09/in-anti-net-neutrality-push-fcc-downplays-data-that-contradicts-narrative/

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                • mlnewsM
                  mlnews
                  last edited by

                  https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/09/fcc-chief-ajit-pai-wants-apple-to-stop-disabling-fm-radio-chips-in-iphones/

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                  • coliverC
                    coliver
                    last edited by

                    https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/10/fccs-claim-that-one-isp-counts-as-competition-faces-scrutiny-in-court/

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @coliver
                      last edited by

                      @coliver said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:

                      https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/10/fccs-claim-that-one-isp-counts-as-competition-faces-scrutiny-in-court/

                      One would hope so.

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                      • coliverC
                        coliver @scottalanmiller
                        last edited by

                        @scottalanmiller said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:

                        @coliver said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:

                        https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/10/fccs-claim-that-one-isp-counts-as-competition-faces-scrutiny-in-court/

                        One would hope so.

                        Seems like one branch of government, at least for this issue, has their head on straight.

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                        • mlnewsM
                          mlnews
                          last edited by

                          https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/10/fcc-chair-wants-to-impose-a-cap-on-broadband-funding-for-poor-families/

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                          • MattSpellerM
                            MattSpeller @mlnews
                            last edited by

                            @mlnews said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:

                            https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/10/fcc-chair-wants-to-impose-a-cap-on-broadband-funding-for-poor-families/

                            Is it just me or is this guy a gigantic useless tool?

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                            • coliverC
                              coliver
                              last edited by

                              I wonder if the companies allowed to take LifeLine subsidies and his bank account have anything in common.

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                              • DustinB3403D
                                DustinB3403 @MattSpeller
                                last edited by

                                @mattspeller said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:

                                @mlnews said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:

                                https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/10/fcc-chair-wants-to-impose-a-cap-on-broadband-funding-for-poor-families/

                                Is it just me or is this guy a gigantic useless tool?

                                The question is, which tool is worse? The one with the orangutan hair or Pai. . .

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                                • MattSpellerM
                                  MattSpeller @DustinB3403
                                  last edited by

                                  @dustinb3403 said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:

                                  @mattspeller said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:

                                  @mlnews said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:

                                  https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/10/fcc-chair-wants-to-impose-a-cap-on-broadband-funding-for-poor-families/

                                  Is it just me or is this guy a gigantic useless tool?

                                  The question is, which tool is worse? The one with the orangutan hair or Pai. . .

                                  https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/thefutureofeuropes/images/1/1b/Why_not_both.png/revision/latest?cb=20151127174034

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                                  • scottalanmillerS
                                    scottalanmiller @MattSpeller
                                    last edited by

                                    @mattspeller said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:

                                    @dustinb3403 said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:

                                    @mattspeller said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:

                                    @mlnews said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:

                                    https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/10/fcc-chair-wants-to-impose-a-cap-on-broadband-funding-for-poor-families/

                                    Is it just me or is this guy a gigantic useless tool?

                                    The question is, which tool is worse? The one with the orangutan hair or Pai. . .

                                    https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/thefutureofeuropes/images/1/1b/Why_not_both.png/revision/latest?cb=20151127174034

                                    😄 Both A&B

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                                    • coliverC
                                      coliver
                                      last edited by

                                      Surprising no one ever.

                                      https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/11/comcast-has-a-lot-to-lose-if-municipal-broadband-takes-off/#p3

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                                      • mlnewsM
                                        mlnews
                                        last edited by

                                        https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/11/comcast-asks-the-fcc-to-prohibit-states-from-enforcing-net-neutrality/

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                                        • black3dynamiteB
                                          black3dynamite @mlnews
                                          last edited by

                                          @mlnews said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:

                                          https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/11/comcast-asks-the-fcc-to-prohibit-states-from-enforcing-net-neutrality/

                                          How is that possible? Does FCC have that type of power to enforce individual states to comply?

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                                          • scottalanmillerS
                                            scottalanmiller @black3dynamite
                                            last edited by

                                            @black3dynamite said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:

                                            @mlnews said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:

                                            https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/11/comcast-asks-the-fcc-to-prohibit-states-from-enforcing-net-neutrality/

                                            How is that possible? Does FCC have that type of power to enforce individual states to comply?

                                            Likely, yes.

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