Octopus Overlords

Dear @AjitPaiFCC , I noticed your Pyramid of Greatness and thought it felt strange in your office, given your stance. So I went to see Ron Swanson to ask if he'd care to weigh in & he dictated the below to me

"I'm flattered that my pyramid of greatness has inspired you. I will remind you that the top category is Honor. Sadly, based on your duplicitous handling of the net neutrality issue, and the way you are willfully ignoring the public you claim to serve, I feel you may need that term defined. Which means, of course, that you don't have it."

Daehawk wrote: ↑Sun Dec 10, 2017 5:04 pm If they change the net here because of the morons running this country and make the net tiered or charge for each thing or cap my data Im simply going to cancel my net service completely. When I do I guess that will force me to give up gaming but Im not going to be reamed by that stupid Ajit Pai at the FCC or the orange turd.

Enough wrote: ↑Fri Dec 15, 2017 7:45 pm Proof positive that Trump is rotting the brains of the Republican party. Snowflakes? What decorum for a senator, omg.

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Fri Dec 15, 2017 10:38 am Thanks, Ted.



Image link on the off chance that it gets memory-holed.

And, of course, the last 12 years of corporate shenanigans.

malchior wrote:No no there will be a Dem wave and they'll take back power. They'll flip back a bunch of the policies. The benchmark state for a stable 1st world nation is constantly shifting policy priorities.

Moliere wrote: ↑Wed Dec 20, 2017 11:29 am Ted Cruz v. Mark Hamill

This idea to reclassify smartphone data as broadband was first proposed in August, but with the net neutrality repeal out of the way, the FCC is expected to vote on the proposal by February 3. Currently, the FCC defines broadband connection as 25Mbps download speeds and 3Mbps upload speeds minimum. The new proposal would keep these minimums in place for fixed wireline broadband but also expand the definition to include cell phone data coverage.

My arm is not long enough for the jerk off motion that is in my soul.

RunningMn9 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 21, 2017 9:06 pm Is the implication that your horrendous situation would qualify as “Super A Terrific Broadband” because there’s a nearby LTE tower?

Smoove_B wrote: ↑Thu Dec 21, 2017 10:09 pm

RunningMn9 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 21, 2017 9:06 pm Is the implication that your horrendous situation would qualify as “Super A Terrific Broadband” because there’s a nearby LTE tower?

Exactly. No need to invest in wired infrastructure in rural America because everyone can play Words with Friends on their iPhones. Or apparently download and play the Witcher 3 while three people in my house simultaneously watch two HD movies on Netflix.

A Senate bill that would reverse the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) decision to repeal net neutrality received its 30th co-sponsor on Monday, ensuring it will receive a vote on the Senate floor.

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) announced her support for the bill on Twitter, putting it over the top of a procedural requirement to bypass committee approval.

The bill, which is being pushed by Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), would use Congress’s authority under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to reverse the FCC’s rollback of its popular net neutrality rules.
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Under the CRA, if a joint resolution of disapproval bill has enough support it can bypass committee review and be fast-tracked to a floor vote. If the bill is passed and signed into law, it would vacate the FCC's vote last month and prohibit the agency from ever trying to repeal the rules in the future.

stessier wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2018 5:38 pm It's a nice gesture, but there is no way it's getting through the House and if it did, there's no way Trump doesn't veto it. Which is sad.