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How do you feel about net neutrality? Should ISPs be able to give preferential treatment to certain traffic, or should the FCC oversee it?
John McCain thinks so, and has proposed a bill blocking the FCC's oversight: http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed7/idUS238174038020091023
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I saw an article today about the FCC's unanimous (3 Dems, 2 Repubs) decision to put the propose rule out for comment. Of course, Drudge was trying to make it look like a loony Dem-led item, when in fact, it is a fairly sensible idea that has been pushed by people from both sides of the aisle. And, even at least one of the major telecom ISP's (Verizon) is cautiously moving away from its strong opposition to it.
I haven't looked at the proposed rule (we have until January to comment), but I have mixed feelings on the subject. Perhaps it is because I don't fully understand the structure of the internet or the nature of the regulations - but it does not intuitively seem to me that the regulation is necessary. However, I do not think that it would be the first step on a "slippery slope" towards "regulation of the Internet", with the fear of content regulation that some on the right are trying to play (scare) up.
By the way, I looked for McCain's bill in the obvious places (thomas.loc.gov and his website), but nothing yet. Just his press release, replete with scary allusions of "ONEROUS" regulation: (http://mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressOffice.PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=7ccc25b5-9d63-321c-0238-805ed7bafc6b&Region_id=&Issue_id= ) (BTW, McCain's position does not surprise me - I expect that he has some close relationships with some of the lobbyists for the telecoms.
I'm going to have to do some more reading up on the regulation, the bill, and what the proponents (http://www.savetheinternet.com/ ) are saying, but my gut tells me that if Drudge, McCain and others in the conservative wing are demagoguing on it, it is probably worth doing.
http://www.reuters.com/article/regulatoryNewsConsumerGoodsAndRetail/idUSN2237873320091022?sp=true
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I haven't looked at the proposed rule (we have until January to comment), but I have mixed feelings on the subject. Perhaps it is because I don't fully understand the structure of the internet or the nature of the regulations - but it does not intuitively seem to me that the regulation is necessary. However, I do not think that it would be the first step on a "slippery slope" towards "regulation of the Internet", with the fear of content regulation that some on the right are trying to play (scare) up.
By the way, I looked for McCain's bill in the obvious places (thomas.loc.gov and his website), but nothing yet. Just his press release, replete with scary allusions of "ONEROUS" regulation: (http://mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressOffice.PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=7ccc25b5-9d63-321c-0238-805ed7bafc6b&Region_id=&Issue_id= ) (BTW, McCain's position does not surprise me - I expect that he has some close relationships with some of the lobbyists for the telecoms.
I'm going to have to do some more reading up on the regulation, the bill, and what the proponents (http://www.savetheinternet.com/ ) are saying, but my gut tells me that if Drudge, McCain and others in the conservative wing are demagoguing on it, it is probably worth doing.
http://www.reuters.com/article/regulatoryNewsConsumerGoodsAndRetail/idUSN2237873320091022?sp=true
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