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<blockquote data-quote="Riley" data-source="post: 3062581" data-attributes="member: 29196"><p>The previous classification of the internet as a title 2 utility was done without congress. The problem, I've read from former advocates of the rules, is the attempt to apply 1930's regulation conceived for telephone service to something as dynamic as the internet. Additionally, Net Neutrality never had any kind of packet neutrality despite how it was sold. It was a huge bundle of complex regulations imposed by executive fiat.</p><p></p><p>Lets remember the reason Ma Bell had to be broken up in the 80's is that it was a monopoly dictated by the government to begin with. If the WWW is to continue to be as innovative, far reaching, and successful as it has been the last 30 years of so the government has to stay out of it, in my opinion.</p><p></p><p>Further the rules imposed by the previous administration would have left an avenue to weaponize the web against their political foes as they had done with the IRS, EPA, FBI, DOJ, and countless other federal agencies. Think the IRS abuse was bad? Imagine if they had the only keys to authorize web usage. Does anyone really think they would allow news to be shared via the web besides their "authorized" versions?</p><p></p><p>It was the repeal, administratively, of the fairness doctrine in 87 along with development and fielding of the WWW that really changed the way news is made available and delivered. There are many who would not have chosen the path on which we find ourselves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Riley, post: 3062581, member: 29196"] The previous classification of the internet as a title 2 utility was done without congress. The problem, I've read from former advocates of the rules, is the attempt to apply 1930's regulation conceived for telephone service to something as dynamic as the internet. Additionally, Net Neutrality never had any kind of packet neutrality despite how it was sold. It was a huge bundle of complex regulations imposed by executive fiat. Lets remember the reason Ma Bell had to be broken up in the 80's is that it was a monopoly dictated by the government to begin with. If the WWW is to continue to be as innovative, far reaching, and successful as it has been the last 30 years of so the government has to stay out of it, in my opinion. Further the rules imposed by the previous administration would have left an avenue to weaponize the web against their political foes as they had done with the IRS, EPA, FBI, DOJ, and countless other federal agencies. Think the IRS abuse was bad? Imagine if they had the only keys to authorize web usage. Does anyone really think they would allow news to be shared via the web besides their "authorized" versions? It was the repeal, administratively, of the fairness doctrine in 87 along with development and fielding of the WWW that really changed the way news is made available and delivered. There are many who would not have chosen the path on which we find ourselves. [/QUOTE]
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