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Internet is a utility now though and only the FCC can make network / internet a utility / common carrier. ISPs want it at the FTC for that reason, so it isn't
by drawkbox 8y ago
Internet is a utility now though and only the FCC can make network / internet a utility / common carrier.
ISPs want it at the FTC for that reason, so it isn't seen as a utility, it is.
Internet is as required as radio, phone, tv, water, electricity etc, it makes more sense under Title II and 80%+ of people support that. [1]
> Americans embrace a Title II vision of internet service. A strong majority (88 percent, 48 percent strongly) agree that “when I buy internet service, I am paying to transmit information between my computer and the websites I visit, free from interference.” This finding demonstrates that the public views internet access as a Title II telecommunications service, similar to phone service. Americans recognize the vital role the internet plays, with 83 percent agreeing that the “internet is essential infrastructure, like roads and bridges.”
[1] https://www.scribd.com/document/353285485/Freedman-Consulting-Net-Neutrality-Poll https://www.scribd.com/document/353285485/Freedman-Consultin...
- 0xfeba 8y agoHasn't and doesn't dial-up still fall under Title II?
- moduspol 8y agoThis kind of polling really bothers me. > when I buy internet service, I am paying to transmit information between my computer and the websites I visit, free from interference. Of course they'll agree with that. Now ask them if they think their VoIP landline phone calls should be required to be treated with equal priority to their neighbor's cat videos or bittorrent traffic. Ask them if their provider should be able to regulate disruptive / chatty protocols used by a tiny minority to improve the quality of the service for everyone else. Ask them if it bothers them to have their Netflix traffic be zero-rated as a bundled-in perk from their ISP. You'll then find the number much lower than 80% in "support." It's difficult to imagine a more leading question.
- dhimes 8y agoYou have to dumb your questions down to terms "everybody" can understand, or else they won't know what the question is. The first question most people will understand.
- bifrost 8y agoIts not a utility, thats the point. You can't truly compare it to electricity, water, etc. I understand why people want to, but its not.