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NET NEUTRALITY IS NOW OFFICIALLY A THING OF THE PAST.
IN DECEMBER, THE FCC VOTED TO
REPEAL THE OBAMA ERA RULES 4@
REQUIRING INTERNET SERVICE
PROVIDERS TO TREAT ALL CONTENT
EQUALLY.
EQUALLY.
EQUALLY. THE REPEAL TAKES EFFECTS TODAY.
THE AGENCY SAID THE REGULATIONS
WERE UNNECESSARY AND UNHELPFUL.
CRITICS COUNTER THAT INTERNET 4@
SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL HAVE TOO
MUCH CONTROL OVER THE FLOW OF
ONLINE CONTENT.
ONLINE CONTENT. SO IS THE 4@ROLE BACK OF THESE
RULES PUT IN PLACE DURING THE
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION IN 2015
REALLY THE BOOGEYMAN PEOPLE ARE
ARE MAKING IT 4@OUT TO BE?
OUR NEXT GUEST DOESN'T THINK
SO.
SO.
SO. FCC
SO. FCC COMMISSIONER BRENDAN CAR
VOTED IN DECEMBER TO REPEAL THE
NET NEUTRALITY RULES.
THANK YOU FOR COMING ON WITH US
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. I KNOW YOU BELIEVE THERE'S A
LOT OF MISINFORMATION OUT
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. YOU'LL TELL US WHY YOU BELIEVE
THIS REPEAL IS A GOOD THING.
BEFORE WE GET TO THAT, THESE
PUBLIC OPINION POLES OUT THERE @
THAT SHOW THAT 4@80% 4@OF AMERI
BELIEVE THAT NET NEUTRALITY
SHOULD STAY IN PLACE.
DO WE THINK 80% OF THE PUBLIC
IS MISINFORMED ON THIS TOPIC?
>> FAR FROM IT.
AMERICANS ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT
THE FREE AND OPEN INTERNET.
THE BASIC RULES OF THE ROAD,
NET NEUTRALITY RULES, THERE'S
NOT A LOT OF CONTROVERSY OR
COMMON GROUND.
COMMON GROUND. WHAT WE HAD AT THE FCC WAS
SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
SOMETHING DIFFERENT. A 2015 DECISION TO APPLY TITLE
TWO REGULATIONS TO THE
INTERNET.
INTERNET.
INTERNET. TITLE TWO IS NOT THE SAME AS
NET NEUTRALITY.
NET NEUTRALITY. IT DOESN'T POLE AS WELL AS NET
NEUTRALITY RULES THEMSELVES.
>> WE GET INTO 4@THE WEEDS WHEN
WE TALK ABOUT TITLE ONE AND
TWO.
TWO.
TWO. WHAT'S THE BIGGEST FALSEHOOD
BEING CIRCULATED ABOUT WHAT 4@
HAPPENED TODAY.
HAPPENED TODAY. THE REGULATIONS BEING REPEALED
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. >>
TODAY. >> CONSUMERS ARE SCARED
REPEALING THE 2015 DECISION
GIVES 4@THEIR INTERNET PROVIDER
CARTE BLANCHE TO BLOCK THE
WEBSITES THEY4@ GO TO. 4@
THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.
WHAT I NEED TO TELL THEM IS
THAT'S NOT THE 4@CASE.
REPEALING THE 2015 TITLE 2
APPROACH DOES 4@NOT GIVE YOUR I
FREE REIGN TO DICTATE THEIR
ONLINE APPEARANCE.
ONLINE APPEARANCE. THERE WILL BE PROTECTIONS IN
PLACE TO MAKE SURE YOUR 4@ISP
ISN'T DICTATING YOUR ONLINE
EXPERIENCE.
EXPERIENCE. SO NOTHING CHANGED FOR 4@
CONSUMERS TODAY.
CONSUMERS TODAY. AND YOU DON'T SEE WHERE THINGS
WILL CHANGE FOR CONSUMERS 4@SIX
MONTHS AND BEYOND THAT.
>> WE KEEP FREE AND OPEN
INTERNET PROTECTIONS.
INTERNET PROTECTIONS. IF AN INTERNET PROVIDER TRIED
TO ENGAGE IN A LO4@T OF THIS 4@
CONDUCT CONSUMERS ARE CONCERNED
ABOUT TODAY, THAT'S A VIOLATION
OF TRUST LAWS AND FTC LAW.
THEY'LL CONTINUE TO BE
PROTECTED BY ACTUAL LAW.
NOT JUST TRUST YOUR ISP.
>> THERE ARE A TON OF
DISSENTERS ABOUT THIS WHO
DISAGREE WITH THE POSITION.
INCLUDING SOME OF YOUR 4@FELLOW
DISAGREE WITH THE POSITION. INCLUDING SOME OF YOUR 4@FELLOW@
COMMISSIONERS.
COMMISSIONERS. I HAVE A GRAPHIC I WANT TO SHOW
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. THIS
YOU. THIS IS FROM JESSICA. 4@
SHE SAYS INTERNET SERVICE
PROVIDERS NOW HAVE THE POWER
WITH THE REVOKE OF NET
NEUTRALITY.
NEUTRALITY. INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS HAVE
THE POWER TO THROTTLE SERVICES
AND SENSOR ONLINE CONTENT.
THEY'LL HAVE THE RIGHT TO
DISCRIMINATE AND FAVOR THE
TRAFFIC WITH THOSE COMPANIES.
AND THE RIGHT TO CONSIGN ALL
OTHERS TO A SLOW AND BUMPY
ROAD, IT CONTINUES.
PLAIN AND SIMPLE.
THANKS TO THE FCC ROLE BACK,
THEY HAVE THE GREEN LIGHT AND
BUSINESS INCENTIVE TO
DISCRIMINATE, AND MANIPULATE
WHAT WE SEE, READ, AND LEARN
ONLINE.
ONLINE.
ONLINE. THAT WOULD BE COUNTER TO WHAT
YOU SAID.
YOU SAID.
YOU SAID. SO WHO'S RIGHT?
>> I THINK IT'S A PRETTY BLACK
LETTER LAW.
LETTER LAW. IF AN ASP TODAY AFTER THIS ROLE
BACK WERE TO ENTER INTO AN
AGREEMENT, TO UNLAWFULLY, ANTI
COMPETITIVELY BLOCK, THROTTLE,
DISCRIMINATE, THAT'S A PER SE
VIOLATION OF THE ANTI TRUST
LAWS.
LAWS.
LAWS. SO
LAWS. SO THERE CONTINUE TO BE 4@REAL,
POWERFUL LAWS THAT ARE GOING TO
PROTECT CONSUMERS.
PROTECT CONSUMERS. TO YOUR FIRST POINT, CONS4@UMER
AREN4@'T GOING TO SEE A
DIFFERENCE TODAY, TOMORROW, OR
THE NEXT DAY.
>> WHY THIS STATEMENT SAYING
ALL THESE THINGS, THIS IS THE
BOOGEYMAN 4@BY ROLLING BACK THE
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
>> I THINK WHEN YOU REALLY
DRILL DOWN TO THE NITTY-GRITTY
OF WHAT WE DO, AN4@D WHAT IS TH
LAW TODAY THAT'S GOING TO
PROTECT CONSUMERS.
PROTECT CONSUMERS. THAT'S WHEN THE FEAR 4@GOES AWA
SO SHE'S MISINFORMED OR WRONG.
>> 4@I CAN ONLY SPEAK FROM MY
POSITION.
POSITION.
POSITION. IF WE WERE GOING TO A WORLD IN
WHICH TODAY AND TOMORROW YOUR
ISP GETS TO DICTATE EVERYTHING
THAT HAPPENS ONLINE AND THERE'S
NO LONGER A LEGAL RESTRAINT ON
WHAT THEY DO, I WOULD BE 4@
CONCERNED.
CONCERNED. THAT'S NOT THE WORLD WE'RE
GOING INTO.
GOING INTO. SOME TWEETS WE WANT TO SHARE
WITH YOU.
WITH YOU.
WITH YOU. PEOPLE WHO DISAGREE ON THIS
TOPIC AS WELL.
WE CAN PUT THOSE UP.
I CAN SHARE THESE WITH YOU.
THE ROLE BACK OF NET NEUTRALITY
WILL TURN THE EQUIVALENT OF
PAYING $50, 75 TO GO 4@45 ON AN
ON AND YOU SAY THAT'S NOT TRUE
EITHER.
EITHER.
EITHER. >> IF YOU LOOK BACK AT THE 2015
EITHER. >> IF YOU LOOK BACK AT THE 2015@
REGIME.
REGIME.
REGIME. THEY WERE VERY 4@CLEAR THAT THA
APPROACH, TITLE TWO NET
NEUTRALITY IMPOSED NO LIMITS ON
WHAT YOUR ISP CAN CHARGE.
BY ROLLING BACK TITLE TWO.
WE AREN'T GIVING YOU ISP ANY
ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO RAISE
YOUR RATE.
YOUR RATE. >> WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS WHAT 4@
THE FCC HAS DONE IS BEING
MISCHARACTERIZED OUT THERE.
PEOPLE SAY THEY'LL HAVE THE
ABILITY TO DO X, Y, AND Z,
YOU'RE SAYING IT'S GOING TO 4@B
FINE.
FINE.
FINE. NOTHING'S CHANGING.
NOTHING'S CHANGING. NO ONE IS GETTING CHARGED MORE.
NO ONE'S INTERNET IS SLOWING
DOWN.
DOWN.
DOWN. NO
DOWN. NO PROVIDERS WILL BE CHARGING
MORE 4@AND THROTTLING SERVICES
ETCETERA.
ETCETERA.
ETCETERA. >> THERE'S ROOM FOR 4@LEGITIMAT
DISAGREEMENT.
DISAGREEMENT. THERE'S PLENTY OF GROUND FOR
REASONABLE MINDS THAT DISAGREE @
ON THAT.
ON THAT.
ON THAT. THE HEATED RHETORIC YOU'RE
SEEING IS GOING TO BE PROVEN
TODAY AND