Net Neutrality News - ISP Reaction to Net Neutrality Support
I've written a lot about net neutrality. Seriously: a lot. Here's another link. And another. There's more in there somewhere.
I'm not the only one who's complaining: major tech companies want nothing to do with the FCC's plan as it was presented, there's been a huge public outcry to support net neutrality, and there are people literally camping outside the FCC headquarters in protest. FCC Chairman Wheeler's plan is is serious trouble. We know he can feel the pressure - he came out to talk to protesters today. Whether that means he's actually open to changing his plan is unclear, of course. We'll find out tomorrow.
If you're still unsure why you should care, you should read Siva Vaidhyanathan's article. It is amazing.
The only ones in love with the end of net neutrality, in fact, are the ones who stand to gain monetarily from killing it: the ISPs. They are now threatening to "stop investing as much as they do today in network upgrades, and they will have to stop being so innovative." Simply put, they'll have a temper tantrum and stop doing what we pay them to do. I wouldn't worry too much about that, myself. As my cousin John says, "Frankly, I think we could all do with less innovation from the ISPs. All they innovate is ways to charge more & serve less."
(Side note: why can't we all be Chattanooga? Fast Internet Is Chattanooga’s New Locomotive: A taxpayer-owned, fiber-optic network that transfers data at 1 gig/sec for $70/mo...Wow!)
Still, the ISPs have buckets of money and we know money influences politics. If you haven't spoken up yet, do so. If you have, keep doing so! And if you have a tent and live in/near D.C....I know a lovely place where you can camp out tonight! You could also visit one of the FCC offices tomorrow.
Links!
I'm not the only one who's complaining: major tech companies want nothing to do with the FCC's plan as it was presented, there's been a huge public outcry to support net neutrality, and there are people literally camping outside the FCC headquarters in protest. FCC Chairman Wheeler's plan is is serious trouble. We know he can feel the pressure - he came out to talk to protesters today. Whether that means he's actually open to changing his plan is unclear, of course. We'll find out tomorrow.
If you're still unsure why you should care, you should read Siva Vaidhyanathan's article. It is amazing.
The only ones in love with the end of net neutrality, in fact, are the ones who stand to gain monetarily from killing it: the ISPs. They are now threatening to "stop investing as much as they do today in network upgrades, and they will have to stop being so innovative." Simply put, they'll have a temper tantrum and stop doing what we pay them to do. I wouldn't worry too much about that, myself. As my cousin John says, "Frankly, I think we could all do with less innovation from the ISPs. All they innovate is ways to charge more & serve less."
(Side note: why can't we all be Chattanooga? Fast Internet Is Chattanooga’s New Locomotive: A taxpayer-owned, fiber-optic network that transfers data at 1 gig/sec for $70/mo...Wow!)
Still, the ISPs have buckets of money and we know money influences politics. If you haven't spoken up yet, do so. If you have, keep doing so! And if you have a tent and live in/near D.C....I know a lovely place where you can camp out tonight! You could also visit one of the FCC offices tomorrow.
Links!
- Libraries & Books:
- School Libraries: Igniting the Passion to Read
- Foxx on time for library donation, books a day late Don't worry, the books got there eventually. Foxx is a good friend to libraries.
- Aspen to Students: Your Property Book is Not Your Property: For years, we've been trying to figure out digital property rights - if you buy it, it follows that you own it; but digital property is more often treated like leased property, so you don't really own it, which just seems wrong, to me and others. Now, Aspen is applying that "leased property" idea to its physical textbooks. Gross...
- Wilmington police spark kids' interest in reading Cops are booking kids - yay! I'd like to see more police departments participating in this sort of community interaction.
- Net & Tech:
- 10 places where anyone can learn to code
- EU Court Tells Google That People Have 'The Right To Be Forgotten' Good news!
- Firefox’s adoption of closed-source DRM breaks my heart Er... Well, bad news... Very bad, sad news.
- Food:
- How Food Companies Court Nutrition Educators With Junk Food That just seems really wrong...
- The King of Food Science Proves America Has Been Making Grilled Cheese Sandwiches All Wrong: I really, really wish I could eat a grilled cheese sandwich. These look delicious.
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