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[ NNSquad ] Why the FCC Will Ignore Your Net Neutrality Comment and Listen to ISPs Instead 

Why the FCC Will Ignore Your Net Neutrality Comment and Listen to ISPs Instead

(Vice): http://motherboard.vice.com/read/proof-the-fcc-will-ignore-your-net-neutrality-comment-and-listen-to-isps-instead

    "The federal government is considering killing off net neutrality and
     allowing internet service providers like Comcast to create a so-called
     "fast lane." This would allow them to charge more to "prioritize"
     certain content, a deeply controversial prospect. So, the Federal
     Communication Commission is hosting an open comment period to solicit
     the public's thoughts about the whole situation before a rule becomes
     final. Unfortunately, if the past is any indicator, the agency is
     going to be throwing the vast majority of the public's comments away
     without considering them, and will instead focus on the comments of
     the ISPs that helped write the rule in the first place."

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My personal fear is that the Chairman is basically sitting there
looking at all his cable and wireless industry lobbying awards, and
scrolling through the public comments with a soft chuckle and a loud
guffaw now and then. The champagne is reserved for toasting with
Verizon, AT&T, Comcast, and the like. Money talks. The people are
ignored. It's bad enough when the fox isn't handed the keys to the
henhouse. When he has been, all you're likely to have left is a big
batch of bloody feathers.

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren 
Founder:
 - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org 
 - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
I am a consultant to Google -- I speak only for myself, not for them.
Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com
Google+: http://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein 
Twitter: http://twitter.com/laurenweinstein
Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com
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