[TriLUG] FCC may step in to pre-empt TWC like legislation

[Charles Fischer]

Only 99,938 signatures to go.  Time to get busy.


On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 9:26 AM, Brian Henning <bhenning at pineinst.com>
wrote:

> I'll be signing, but these petitions carry about as much weight as a
> feather.  All they do is ensure a response which, in this case, the cynic
> in me expects to boil down to "hahahaha no."
>
> ~B
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On
> Behalf Of Jeremy Davis
> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2014 5:39 PM
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> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] FCC may step in to pre-empt TWC like legislation
>
> This looks like a perfect time to use the We The People petition platform.
> Perhaps a demand to remove Tom Wheeler from his position over the FCC due
> to obvious conflicts of interest.
>
> 100000 signatures will yield a response from the President who
> appointented him in the first place.
>
> If anyone would be interested in collaborating on the word smith work, let
> me know.
>
> Jeremy Davis
> @jeremydavis0_0
> www.trianglecareerdevelopment.com
> www.linkedin.com/in/jeremydavisprofile
> On Jun 12, 2014 3:26 PM, "Scott Chilcote" <scottchilcote at ncrrbiz.com>
> wrote:
>
> > On 06/12/2014 08:52 AM, matt at noway2.thruhere.net wrote:
> > > This article will be of interest to many on this list:
> > >
> > http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/06/state-laws-deprive-american
> > s-of-broadband-internet-fcc-chairman-says/
> > >
> > > "FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has spoken several times about how he
> > > plans to preempt state laws that limit municipal broadband networks.
> > > In 20 states, there are legal restrictions making it tough for
> > > cities and towns to
> > offer
> > > Internet service to residents."
> > >
> > > "So what will the FCC do? "I believe that it is in the best
> > > interests of consumers and competition that the FCC exercises its
> > > power to preempt state laws that ban or restrict competition from
> community broadband.
> > > Given the opportunity, we will do so," Wheeler wrote."
> > >
> > > I say that one can only hope they move sooner rather than later.
> >
> > The FCC's reluctance to classify broadband as Common Carrier service
> > gives them very weak regulatory authority over our enormous,
> > monopolist internet service mega-businesses.
> >
> > I find it kind of a stretch to believe that they can turn around and
> > claim that they are able to overrule state legislatures (and succeed),
> > when their last half-hearted attempt to regulate broadband as
> > "information services" was thrown out by the federal appeals court.
> >
> > At this point the best face I can put on Mr. Tom Wheeler "Wireless
> > Industry Hall of Fame" lobbyist AND "Cable Television Hall of Fame"
> > lobbyist's assertions is that he is trying to distract the public with
> > false hopes...   While at the same time pushing his "Internet Fast
> > Lanes" regulation through to completion as aggressively as he can
> > manage  :-P
> >
> >    Scott C.
> >
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> > Scott Chilcote
> > scottchilcote at ncrrbiz.com
> > Cary, NC USA
> >
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