Ajit Pai to take over FCC

[Mira Yurizaki]

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/01/fcc-to-be-led-by-ajit-pai-staunch-opponent-of-consumer-protection-rules/

 

I think this sums up that we those in the US should prepare for a world of suck.

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Pai consistently opposed consumer protection regulations during the 3-year chairmanship of Democrat Tom Wheeler, who left the FCC today. Pai opposed net neutrality rules and, after Trump's victory, said those rules' "days are numbered." He also opposed lower rate caps for inmate calling, rules designed to give TV consumers cheaper alternatives to rented set-top boxes, rules that protect the privacy of ISP customers, an update to the 31-year-old Lifeline phone subsidy program to help poor people buy Internet service, a speed increase in the FCC's broadband standard, an investigation of AT&T and Verizon charging competitors for data cap exemptions, and preemption of state laws that restrict expansion of municipal broadband.

 

[You_are_a_cunt]

Next in the news: major IT giants leaving the US, shifting activities to Europe

 

 

Is the Adopt an American program running yet?

[Guest Kloaked]

So in other words, we have another Tom Wheeler.

 

1 minute ago, revsilverspine said:

Next in the news: major IT giants leaving the US, shifting activities to Europe

Some of them are already residing in California, so they may as well not be in the US /kappa

[You_are_a_cunt]

2 minutes ago, Kloaked said:

So in other words, we have another Tom Wheeler.

 

Some of them are already residing in California, so they may as well not be in the US /kappa

Is California thinking of a Brexit of its own?

[Guest Kloaked]

Just now, revsilverspine said:

Is California thinking of a Brexit of its own?

Someone did make a petition for them to break way from the union. CBA to find it though.

[You_are_a_cunt]

1 minute ago, Kloaked said:

Someone did make a petition for them to break way from the union. CBA to find it though.

 

Ahem.

[Mira Yurizaki]

I think if California left the US, Mexico would invade to "reclaim" it.

[ivan134]

17 minutes ago, revsilverspine said:

Is California thinking of a Brexit of its own?

No, right wingers consider California a liberal cesspool. A lot of them think most of their votes were from illegals and a lot of them like the idea that California would go under water if we don't do something about climate change.

[Orblivion]

Tom Wheeler was a lobbyist for Comcast before he became chairman, so this really isn't any worse.

[Scruffy90]

29 minutes ago, revsilverspine said:

Is California thinking of a Brexit of its own?

To my understanding, the only way this could happen is through a congressional approval of secession or war.

[VerticalDiscussions]

 

[zMeul]

Trump's presidency will be a shit-show

America, you get what you paid for .. in full

[PlayStation 2]

10 minutes ago, zMeul said:

Trump's presidency will be a shit-show

America, you get what you paid for .. in full

If it isn't, I'm gonna laugh in front of anyone who said otherwise.

[Nowak]

10 minutes ago, zMeul said:

Trump's presidency will be a shit-show

America, you get what you paid for .. in full

Nah, we're just getting Tom Wheeler 2.0.

[DocSwag]

1 hour ago, revsilverspine said:

Is California thinking of a Brexit of its own?

Yeah, I think it was started by a few of the billionaires from Silicon Valley. I doubt it'll go anywhere though.

[You_are_a_cunt]

39 minutes ago, zMeul said:

Trump's presidency will be a shit-show

America, you get what you paid for .. in full

Taking into consideration the last couple days, we don't have it all that good either. Stupidity should be illegal.

[Centurius]

8 minutes ago, revsilverspine said:

Taking into consideration the last couple days, we don't have it all that good either. Stupidity should be illegal.

Not enough prisons in the world.

[You_are_a_cunt]

1 minute ago, Centurius said:

Not enough prisons in the world.

Nobody said they would be imprisoned (for long).

 

The Purge starting to sound like a good idea right about now

[BuckGup]

We are fine. Net Neutrality did NOTHING at all. If you think it did you were misinformed

[Commodus]

15 minutes ago, SamStrecker said:

We are fine. Net Neutrality did NOTHING at all. If you think it did you were misinformed

Just because it did "nothing" doesn't mean that reversing the order is okay.  You'd better believe that ISPs will be finding a way to punish Netflix and other competing services beyond what they've already done (peering agreements and zero-rating their own services).

[Prysin]

2 hours ago, revsilverspine said:

Next in the news: major IT giants leaving the US, shifting activities to Europe

yay, That should fix the unemployment in the EU. Thanks Trump, you made EU great again!

[zMeul]

 

2 hours ago, Centurius said:

Not enough prisons in the world.

prisons? labor camps and salt mines

[zMeul]

2 hours ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

If it isn't, I'm gonna laugh in front of anyone who said otherwise.

to be honest, I don't see Trump president for a full term

[Sephiroth]

Any females in the Scandanavian countries in need of a husband? I'll  keep your servers cool and your bed warm!

[FratStar]

2 hours ago, huilun02 said:

Mines and camps

Jobs

America great again

It all makes sense now

 

Sir you're under arrest for theft

But I don't wana go to jail

Don't worry sir you're not going to jail

Where will I go then? 

You're getting a job

The kinda do that here in the US already it's just they go to jail and get put to work.