Net neutrality rules to be reinstated via executive order

[Xzi]

Just In: President Biden will sign an executive order today taking aim at industries where a handful of powerful players dominate the market. There are also plans to restore net neutrality rules. It's the first step in what the he hopes will be a new era of antitrust enforcement.

— NPR (@NPR) July 9, 2021

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Honestly I wasn't aware this is something that could be done by executive order at all, I thought it had to go through the FCC. Happy to see it either way, and hopefully Biden starts taking aim at data caps next.

Edit: turns out I was right and Biden is only issuing a recommendation to restore NN rules via executive order. The current head of the FCC was appointed by him, however, so she is very likely to follow that recommendation.

 

[chrisrlink]

what no right to repair? that would fuck apple over BIG TIME

 

[Xzi]

what no right to repair? that would fuck apple over BIG TIME

Actually I do believe there were other provisions included in this executive order(s), one of which concerned the right to repair.

 

[Lacius]

what no right to repair? that would fuck apple over BIG TIME

That's apparently coming.
https://www.neowin.net/news/preside...r-the-ftc-to-create-right-to-repair-policies/

It's nice having a competent president in office.

 

[Jayro]

I'm excited for Net Neutrality to come back. He needs to put protections in place that permanently fuck over Ajit Pai or whatever the fuck his punchable face is.

 

[Xzi]

I'm excited for Net Neutrality to come back. He needs to put protections in place that permanently fuck over Ajit Pai or whatever the fuck his punchable face is.

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I too hope he's miserable wherever he is now, but thankfully Jessica Rosenworcel took over as FCC chairwoman on January 21st of this year.

 

[FAST6191]

Believe it when I see it, and a dubious use of executive power, but if it is just going to be a political football then eh. Hopefully it comes back though.

 

[kevin corms]

The thing about executive orders is that they are easily undone by the next president. Better than nothing though.

 

[chrisrlink]

That's apparently coming.
https://www.neowin.net/news/preside...r-the-ftc-to-create-right-to-repair-policies/

It's nice having a competent president in office.

odd question but did apple pull out of the EU market cause of their right to repair laws>

 

[Xzi]

The thing about executive orders is that they are easily undone by the next president. Better than nothing though.

The executive order isn't itself being used to reinstate net neutrality rules, it's simply being used as a directive to tell the FCC to reinstate net neutrality rules. Though even then those rules can be removed by a future FCC chairperson.

Believe it when I see it, and a dubious use of executive power, but if it is just going to be a political football then eh. Hopefully it comes back though.

If anybody turned this into a "political football," it was the party that's in opposition to net neutrality for no coherent reason. They're simply allowing their constituents to be played for fools by big ISPs for a few kickbacks.

 

[catlover007]

odd question but did apple pull out of the EU market cause of their right to repair laws>

so far they're still here
apple would never give up on such a giant market for a (very) minor loss in profits. That doesn't mean of course (very likely) lobby against legislation like this.

 

[Viri]

I remember when Net Neutrality got killed, and fuck all happened, despite people acting like it was the end of the world.

Remember when this was supposed to happen?

Spoiler

The only thing that came close to that, was when every content creator company that even makes even a few TV shows/movies, decided they wanted to become Netflix.


Net Neutrality coming or going isn't going to stop Comcast from adding caps everywhere, as they were implementing those caps way before Net Neutrality died. Speaking of which, is anyone going to explain to me how Binge On didn't violate Net Neutrality?

 

[chrisrlink]

so far they're still here
apple would never give up on such a giant market for a (very) minor loss in profits. That doesn't mean of course (very likely) lobby against legislation like this.

fnny steve wozniak even said it as time for his former company to "cut the crap" on RTR

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/09/tech/apple-steve-wozniak-right-to-repair-intl-hnk/index.html

 

[Deleted member 668561]

what no right to repair? that would fuck apple over BIG TIME

Just buy an android

 

[Xzi]

Remember when this was supposed to happen?

The only thing that came close to that, was when every content creator company that even makes even a few TV shows/movies, decided they wanted to become Netflix.

We got data caps even in places they didn't exist before, and ISPs charging more if you don't bundle with cable TV. That was bad enough. Not to mention there's basically one option for high speed internet in most parts of the country now: either Comcrap or AT&T (who bought Time Warner IIRC).

Net neutrality on its own isn't gonna stop all this, but hopefully some of the antitrust stuff included in the executive order will.

 

[KingVamp]

Hopefully something is done about these anti-municipal broadband laws too.

 

[Deleted member 668561]

We got data caps even in places they didn't exist before, and ISPs charging more if you don't bundle with cable TV. That was bad enough. Not to mention there's basically one option for high speed internet in most parts of the country now: either Comcrap or AT&T (who bought Time Warner IIRC).

Net neutrality on its own isn't gonna stop all this, but hopefully some of the antitrust stuff included in the executive order will.

Go with a local ISP not a corporate one, depends on your area

 

[jeffyTheHomebrewer]

I'm excited for Net Neutrality to come back. He needs to put protections in place that permanently fuck over Ajit Pai or whatever the fuck his punchable face is.

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that guy was the FCC equivalent of Dr. Breen

 

[Jayro]

that guy was the FCC equivalent of Dr. Breen

Couldn't have put it better myself.

 

[Xzi]

Go with a local ISP not a corporate one, depends on your area

We haven't had any local ISPs in my area since about the mid-2000s, despite being a fairly big city. They were all bought out by Comcast. I doubt this was uncommon for densely populated areas across the entire US.