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"The Internet was not broken in 2015" before the rules were imposed, Pai said today before the vote. "We were not living in a digital dystopia. Nonetheless, the
by joeblow9999 9y ago
"The Internet was not broken in 2015" before the rules were imposed, Pai said today before the vote. "We were not living in a digital dystopia. Nonetheless, the FCC that year succumbed to partisan pressure from the White House and changed course."
100% accurate
- bwanab 9y agoRight. And 100% wrong. By 2015, it was clear that the telcos and cable operators were determined to use their positions to extract more rent. So while it might be true that up until 2015 the internet was not broken, there's no guarantee that will continue now that they've been given the greenlight.
- zerocrates 9y agoThere's also the minor detail that there were different net neutrality rules in force from 2010 to 2014, before they were largely struck down in Verizon v. FCC
- AbrahamParangi 9y agoThe statement remains accurate if you change 2015 to 2017. What's really going on is we have a disagreement between relatively young, innovative tech companies and relatively old, relatively monopolistic communications conglomerates. The question at hand is whether it's better for most folks if the tech companies or the communications conglomerates get their way.