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But now it's pretty unlikely Trump's FCC will call them out on it.

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chimeracoder 10y ago
> But now it's pretty unlikely Trump's FCC will call them out on it. Maybe at the federal level, but nothing is stopping the states from intervening. When Comcast and Time Warner Cable were planning on merging, New York State hinted that they would consider blocking the merger (within New York) if it went through. Ultimately the deal fell apart before the FCC had a chance to announce their decision, let alone NYS, but it's definitely possible for that to happen here.
gm-conspiracy 10y ago
This is not a Trump issue. This is a symptom of lobbying at the federal level, regardless of party. Obama and Wheeler had proposed a universal cablebox rule, but later decided having a device with an "app" was instead acceptable. The FCC had tried to mandate a universal receiver box in the 1970s.
- mmanfrin 10y ago
  Obama and Wheeler were trying to enact positive change given the political capital they had; Trumps new appointee is explicitly against that progress. It is a Trump issue.
  - Arizhel 10y ago
    I think it's safe to assume that a greater percentage of Trump voters are cable TV subscribers than non-Trump voters. So I don't see the problem; the Trump supporters are getting what they voted for.
    - gm-conspiracy 10y ago
      Are you speaking of voters or the electoral college?
      - Arizhel 10y ago
        Voters. Trump was elected (indirectly) by the voters. Nearly half the electorate voted for him. The EC only meant that he didn't need a popular majority nationwide, just majorities in particular states where the EC gives voters more power due to lower populations. As much as many people would have liked it, the EC did not go against the wishes of the voters in their states.
  - gm-conspiracy 10y ago
    If they were really trying to enact change, they would not have capitulated on the universal cable box. Are you telling me an app on a Roku is the equivalent? If we can buy our own DOCSIS modems, why can't we buy our own cablebox? http://www.businessinsider.com/fcc-cable-box-vote-2016-2 http://www.businessinsider.com/fcc-cable-box-vote-2016-2 http://www.businessinsider.com/fcc-cable-box-new-proposal-apps-2016-9 http://www.businessinsider.com/fcc-cable-box-new-proposal-ap...

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> But now it's pretty unlikely Trump's FCC will call them out on it. Maybe at the federal level, but nothing is stopping the states from intervening. When Comcast and Time Warner Cable were planning on merging, New York State hinted that they would consider blocking the merger (within New York) if it went through. Ultimately the deal fell apart before the FCC had a chance to announce their decision, let alone NYS, but it's definitely possible for that to happen here.

gm-conspiracy 10y ago

This is not a Trump issue. This is a symptom of lobbying at the federal level, regardless of party. Obama and Wheeler had proposed a universal cablebox rule, but later decided having a device with an "app" was instead acceptable. The FCC had tried to mandate a universal receiver box in the 1970s.

mmanfrin 10y ago
Obama and Wheeler were trying to enact positive change given the political capital they had; Trumps new appointee is explicitly against that progress. It is a Trump issue.
- Arizhel 10y ago
  I think it's safe to assume that a greater percentage of Trump voters are cable TV subscribers than non-Trump voters. So I don't see the problem; the Trump supporters are getting what they voted for.
  - gm-conspiracy 10y ago
    Are you speaking of voters or the electoral college?
    - Arizhel 10y ago
      Voters. Trump was elected (indirectly) by the voters. Nearly half the electorate voted for him. The EC only meant that he didn't need a popular majority nationwide, just majorities in particular states where the EC gives voters more power due to lower populations. As much as many people would have liked it, the EC did not go against the wishes of the voters in their states.
- gm-conspiracy 10y ago
  If they were really trying to enact change, they would not have capitulated on the universal cable box. Are you telling me an app on a Roku is the equivalent? If we can buy our own DOCSIS modems, why can't we buy our own cablebox? http://www.businessinsider.com/fcc-cable-box-vote-2016-2 http://www.businessinsider.com/fcc-cable-box-vote-2016-2 http://www.businessinsider.com/fcc-cable-box-new-proposal-apps-2016-9 http://www.businessinsider.com/fcc-cable-box-new-proposal-ap...