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veen  ·  2540 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The FCC just killed net neutrality

    And we're going to vote for something that we didn't think we had to vote for. And then special interests won't be able to change things by fiat ever again.

I think you're referring to the midterm elections, but how does that impact the FCC permanently? I'm missing some stepping stones here.





kleinbl00  ·  2540 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The FCC is beholden to Congress. When they said "we think the Internet is a Utility" and then said "we think the Internet isn't a utility" that's because Congress has not specifically said "the internet is a utility."

Congress could declare Domino's Pizza a vital service necessary for communication and the FCC would be forced to regulate Domino's. However, if the FCC declared Domino's Pizza a vital service necessary for communication, Congress could say "lay off the crack pipe". They are not on equal footing. One is subservient to the other.