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bjobotts

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20. Wheeler wants you to think it's still up for discussion. It's not.

Reply to onenote (Reply #8)

Wed May 21, 2014, 12:08 AM

May 2014

He knows it too. he sold out net neutrality. It will be lilke a phone company that can bill you $1 dollar to talk to your cousin about the weather and $25 to talk to the same cousin about making $50. Pay more and get primo unless your local cable company carries their own version of netflix in a bundle for less. Then if you refuse it suddenly your primo netflix starts running real slow. Poor folks will get screwed the most like they do now with smart phones.
It will come to pass that we will tell our grand kids how we all used to get all the internet sites for one price...remember net neutrality.

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FCC chairman grilled at House subcommittee hearing [View all] KeepItReal May 2014 OP

Investment in the Internet is the operating phrase upaloopa May 2014 #1

+1 tofuandbeer May 2014 #2

Mike Papatonio says this is all theatre.Wheeler already sold us out bjobotts May 2014 #18

Obama!!!!!! billhicks76 May 2014 #21

Exactly what I thought when I read it. Ed Suspicious May 2014 #16

Am I wrong, or doesn't Tom Wheeler serve at the pleasure of the President. Why is he still around? genwah May 2014 #3

Since he was only appointed last year, I think he was and remains the President's choice KeepItReal May 2014 #5

You are wrong. He does not serve at the pleasure of the President. onenote May 2014 #7

Thank you. I wasn't sure. Cabinet posts, etc, but FCC... genwah May 2014 #11

FCC commissioners have fixed terms. Wheeler's runs until 2018. 24601 May 2014 #23

Laws Smaws.. deregulations have essentially shredded anything meaninful 2banon May 2014 #12

Really. Name an FCC Commissioner that was fired by the President. onenote May 2014 #15

I never said any of them were fired. 2banon May 2014 #22

Maybe so. onenote May 2014 #25

Why would the President want to Fire Wheeler? 2banon May 2014 #26

Beats me. Wasn't my idea. I was just pointing out that even if he wanted to onenote May 2014 #27

That's what I thought too. If so, justhanginon May 2014 #9

the reasons he was appointed, is because of his connection and loyalty to the industry 2banon May 2014 #13

Wheeler was a lobbyists for the cable companies bjobotts May 2014 #19

Do you believe that Obama has a differing view of the future of Net Neutrality NorthCarolina May 2014 #14

And you would be precisely right in my view. Ed Suspicious May 2014 #17

FCC commissioners have fixed terms. Wheeler's runs until 2018. Can't be fired for policy 24601 May 2014 #24

Investment Will Dry Up For All But The Paid Subscribers DallasNE May 2014 #4

If Wheeler has his way, part of every content startup's business plan will include payments to ISPs KeepItReal May 2014 #6

Actually I think Wheeler accurately described the opposing positions onenote May 2014 #8

Doing nothing/standing down/unregulation = allowing paid content prioritization deals KeepItReal May 2014 #10

Wheeler wants you to think it's still up for discussion. It's not. bjobotts May 2014 #20