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Former Comcast and Verizon Attorneys Now Manage the FCC and Are About to Kill the Internet
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 1314464" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="http://www.vice.com/read/former-comcast-and-verizon-attorneys-now-manage-the-fcc-and-are-about-to-kill-the-internet" target="_blank"><strong>Former Comcast and Verizon Attorneys Now Manage the FCC and Are About to Kill the Internet - Vice</strong></a></p><p></p><p>The open Internet may soon become a thing of the past.</p><p></p><p>Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal dropped something of a bombshell with leaked news that the Federal Communications Commission is planning to abandon so-called “net neutrality” regulations—rules to ensure that Internet providers are prevented from discriminating based on content. Under the new proposed system, companies such as Comcast or Verizon will be able to create a tiered Internet, in which websites will have to pay more money for faster speeds, a change that observers predict will curb free speech, stifle innovation and increase costs for consumers.</p><p></p><p>Like so many problems in American government, the policy shift may relate to the pernicious corruption of the revolving door. The FCC is stocked with staffers who have recently worked for Internet Service Providers (ISP) that stand to benefit tremendously from the defeat of net neutrality.</p><p></p><p>The backgrounds of the new FCC staff have not been reported until now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 1314464, member: 1"] [URL='http://www.vice.com/read/former-comcast-and-verizon-attorneys-now-manage-the-fcc-and-are-about-to-kill-the-internet'][B]Former Comcast and Verizon Attorneys Now Manage the FCC and Are About to Kill the Internet - Vice[/B][/URL] The open Internet may soon become a thing of the past. Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal dropped something of a bombshell with leaked news that the Federal Communications Commission is planning to abandon so-called “net neutrality” regulations—rules to ensure that Internet providers are prevented from discriminating based on content. Under the new proposed system, companies such as Comcast or Verizon will be able to create a tiered Internet, in which websites will have to pay more money for faster speeds, a change that observers predict will curb free speech, stifle innovation and increase costs for consumers. Like so many problems in American government, the policy shift may relate to the pernicious corruption of the revolving door. The FCC is stocked with staffers who have recently worked for Internet Service Providers (ISP) that stand to benefit tremendously from the defeat of net neutrality. The backgrounds of the new FCC staff have not been reported until now. [/QUOTE]
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