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With NetNeutrality being voted on within the hour, what do you think? -- HokieSignGuy 12/14/2017 11:36AM More government control? Good riddance! -- EDGEMAN 12/14/2017 5:46PM The internet we have today is not the same internet we had -- HokieSignGuy 12/14/2017 7:31PM If they slow down the pron sites merica is going to have an issue ** -- fordham 12/14/2017 3:17PM I am waiting for the day where Cox blocks TSL -- VTHokie2000 12/14/2017 3:30PM Nothing worse than a Cox-block ** -- vt90 12/14/2017 3:36PM 6,000 zimas or 3 bitcoins ** -- fordham 12/14/2017 3:31PM The majority of the FCC are right win free marketers -- Manbearpig 12/14/2017 1:54PM A way to filter content- same as TV and newspapers ** -- bigbadbird 12/14/2017 2:09PM 4 out of 5 on the commission are Obama appointees -- JoesterVT 12/14/2017 2:05PM No, I know Carr and Pai are Trump appointtes -- Manbearpig 12/14/2017 2:11PM Pai was an Obama appointee as well, Trump made him the chair ** -- JoesterVT 12/14/2017 2:23PM Only three members can be from the same party so he was picked by McConnell ** -- jmanatVT 12/14/2017 2:28PM I said below I was wrong -- Manbearpig 12/14/2017 2:26PM Pai was previously on the FCC during the Obama administration -- Freddyburg Hokie 12/14/2017 2:12PM You are right, he was a member under Obama -- Manbearpig 12/14/2017 2:18PM He formerly worked for.........Verizon ** -- 48zip 12/14/2017 2:20PM To be fair, former FCC Chair Wheeler headed up the NCTA... -- Freddyburg Hokie 12/14/2017 3:25PM And? They are an ISP and cable provider ** -- Manbearpig 12/14/2017 2:24PM Just an observation. ** -- 48zip 12/14/2017 6:26PM Just have a little faith that COMCAST will do the right thing ** -- bigbadbird 12/14/2017 1:43PM Well, I guess we see how this decision goes... ** -- HokieSignGuy 12/14/2017 1:24PM YOu all listening? Sounds like a security threat. Evacuating everyone. -- HokieSignGuy 12/14/2017 12:52PM Seriously? What's going on now? ** -- Freddyburg Hokie 12/14/2017 1:07PM Bomb squad dogs swept the room, everyone returned. and Vote will -- HokieSignGuy 12/14/2017 1:09PM That was fast. Almost as if they had the bomb dogs on call.... -- Freddyburg Hokie 12/14/2017 1:11PM I'd assume they just take residence in most govt buildings. ** -- HokieSignGuy 12/14/2017 1:14PM I think the internet should be abolished so fat kids can go out and play -- psychobilly 12/14/2017 12:37PM We all know that will make them easier to kidnap though. \_(ツ)_/¯ ** -- HokieinTampa 12/14/2017 3:11PM I think the Supreme Court will be taking up the issue in 2018. ** -- Spud 12/14/2017 12:27PM I think I could see this happening. ** -- HokieSignGuy 12/14/2017 12:27PM My one regulation woul be that there can be no exclusive deals. A -- 81_Hokie 12/14/2017 12:22PM The threat of exclusive deals do seem troublesome. -- HokieSignGuy 12/14/2017 12:26PM I will charge you all heavy bitcoins to view my anti-shuns! ** -- vt90 12/14/2017 12:08PM Let the market dictate the service... -- Major Kong 12/14/2017 12:07PM Folks all of my post were Poe's Law. ☺ ** -- Major Kong 12/14/2017 2:24PM We tried that, it's why we started regulating industries ** -- Manbearpig 12/14/2017 1:56PM Correct- but now we are overregulating business resulting -- WestEndHokie39 12/14/2017 2:05PM Comcast loves it so much they're spending millions on repealing it -- Beerman 12/14/2017 2:11PM Just because you're one of my libertarian mentors -- WestEndHokie39 12/14/2017 2:15PM Market forces would be fine if competition exists.... -- Freddyburg Hokie 12/14/2017 1:03PM Competition always emerges. See the cord cutting phenomenon. ** -- RoswellGAHokie 12/14/2017 2:13PM ISPs are an industry with a *very* high barrier to entry... -- Freddyburg Hokie 12/14/2017 3:29PM Which Comcast solved by buying content creators -- Manbearpig 12/14/2017 2:20PM It'll be ok ManBearPig. Chin up, Buttercup. ** -- RoswellGAHokie 12/14/2017 2:29PM Yeah, it'll be okay, worse, but still okay. ** -- jmanatVT 12/14/2017 2:31PM Did I take a cheap shot at you in this thread? ** -- Manbearpig 12/14/2017 2:31PM Ironically, repealing net neutrality means there'd be less -- jmanatVT 12/14/2017 2:20PM First ... I am a market guy ... however, there needs to be some regulation -- HokieHutch 12/14/2017 12:48PM I don't believe that applies at all to these communications companies.. -- HokieSignGuy 12/14/2017 12:10PM As I am ranting against ISP's, here and on twitter -- HokieSignGuy 12/14/2017 12:46PM But you trust the government? Oy vey! ** -- WestEndHokie39 12/14/2017 12:21PM Just trying to discuss and get viewpoints. Tell me why repealing it is -- HokieSignGuy 12/14/2017 12:23PM Three reasons -- Beerman 12/14/2017 12:32PM Yep- and if the market was not regulated as a utility -- WestEndHokie39 12/14/2017 12:39PM Nope, Google tried with Google fiber -- Manbearpig 12/14/2017 1:59PM Right- in a free market, Comcast could not do that... ** -- WestEndHokie39 12/14/2017 2:02PM Why do people discuss free markets constantly -- Manbearpig 12/14/2017 2:22PM Not sure if they could compete... would -- HokieSignGuy 12/14/2017 12:42PM Forgive my ignorance on this part of your question -- WestEndHokie39 12/14/2017 12:46PM At some point companies took ownership of utility poles -- Manbearpig 12/14/2017 2:04PM Were poles ever publicly owned? (I'm unaware of this) ** -- 48zip 12/14/2017 2:16PM I assume they would either have to contract out that -- HokieSignGuy 12/14/2017 12:51PM Sure... I’ll take a stab at it -- WestEndHokie39 12/14/2017 12:31PM It happened prior to this rules being in place -- Manbearpig 12/14/2017 2:05PM As I understand it, before 2015, the net neutrality rules -- HokieSignGuy 12/14/2017 12:38PM Exactly- the monopoly status is the issue, IMHO...as Beerman -- WestEndHokie39 12/14/2017 12:44PM But ... you could force them into the Baby Bells -- HokieHutch 12/14/2017 12:52PM Why do you hate markets... -- Major Kong 12/14/2017 12:11PM I don't hate markets... I encourage them.... -- HokieSignGuy 12/14/2017 12:22PM Regulatory capture- net neutrality would -- WestEndHokie39 12/14/2017 12:34PM You don't really understand how internet infrastructure works do you? -- Naelbis 12/14/2017 1:55PM How so? Repealing net neutrality is Regulatory Capture, -- jmanatVT 12/14/2017 1:54PM You ever dealt with Comcast? It's going to be bad. Really bad.... ** -- CochraneResident 12/14/2017 12:02PM Best thing about it is that I haven't heard the word bitcoin all morning. ** -- King Jaffe Joffer 12/14/2017 12:00PM I think it would be fun to watch the boredom if the internet -- fordham 12/14/2017 11:53AM There's always Alexa ** -- 48zip 12/14/2017 12:43PM Yeah I'm trying not to worry about it and hoping that people are -- AbsolutVT03 12/14/2017 11:40AM That is how I have been trying to play it... that fear-tactics are -- HokieSignGuy 12/14/2017 11:43AMTech Sideline is Presented By:
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