@dashrender said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:
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@dashrender said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:
@bigbear said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:
@dashrender said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:
if the FCC wasn't doing anything about them as was required - well that's corruption again..
Its unfortunate that Pai didnt become chair before this political climate arrived. All of this opposition is by people who have no clue what dealing with the FCC is like. They will soon find that everything the FCC does is never clear law and the reason telecom lawyers are so expensive. It doesnt even matter what the regulation says, it only matters what you can win in court.
Pai sees that these regs wont actually work, and has good ideas about how to make things work. People are shooting him first, asking questions later.
I find it hard to believe that anyone outside of the ISP world has been closely following all of this for years out of personal interest. Where was the outrage in 2010, 2005? It was a very calm debate without a clear answer.
Are you now trying to tell me that he can't fix it without removing the current laws/rules first? I find this unlikely. he could write new rules/laws and specifically say - the old rule/law no longer is valid, this takes it's place.
Correct, an example of a MUCH better approach would be one like Denmark. Literally, look to the vikings! This is the direction we should be heading...
https://www.mercatus.org/system/files/mercatus-layton-alternatives-to-regulation-v1.pdf
Abstract
The diversity of regulatory structure between countries provides opportunities to compare
government’s role and performance in different settings. This study presents such an analysis,
looking at telecommunications regulation in Denmark and the United States. We show that
Denmark is a leader in telecom services both in Europe and around globe; however, whereas the
United States has the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Denmark lacks such a
centralized, proscriptive, omnipresent regulator. We find several specific ways in which US
policymakers could benefit by learning from Denmark and we recommend moving toward a
more politically cooperative, market-led, and technology-neutral framework.I think we can all agree that we want the high lighted stuff.
The synopsis is the the FCC has fulfilled its obligation of liberalizing the telecom market and that its staff and resources should be reorganized elsewhere. By removing regulation they propelled the country as a global leader in internet access in what is otherwise a difficult geographical area to serve.
They have many internet providers and one large provider that was stated owned until being privatized in the late nineties. By removing all the regulation they went from nearly last to nearly first in the world for internet access per capita and internet speeds/pricing.
Because there are no regulations and easements to support the monopolies who are "throttling" in the US today, they fostered competition and even today it is easy to enter and compete in the market.
We read about them a lot in recent years while researching FTTH (fiber to residential) and its easy to see how, even with big $$$ its nearly impossible to transition from WISP to an actual fiber provider.
Just an alternative point of view to the idea that the internet will die without being "Saved" by the FCC and regulations.
