Fresh Start Political Thread

[nonniey]

Well you all know my opinion of Trump, but here is one thing he got right.

Exactly four years ago, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) repealed the internet regulation known as net neutrality, which had forced internet service providers (ISPs) to treat all content identically in terms of download and streaming speeds, for instance......


https://reason.com/2021/12/15/net-ne...faster-better/

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by nonniey

Well you all know my opinion of Trump, but here is one thing he got right.

Exactly four years ago, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) repealed the internet regulation known as net neutrality, which had forced internet service providers (ISPs) to treat all content identically in terms of download and streaming speeds, for instance......


https://reason.com/2021/12/15/net-ne...faster-better/

........you really think trumps knows what the internet is?

[nonniey]

Originally Posted by Giantone

........you really think trumps knows what the internet is?

OK I'll give you that. How about here is something Republicans got right and the Dems were wrong about.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Giantone

........you really think trumps knows what the internet is?

you mean the cyber?

[BaltimoreSkins]

Originally Posted by nonniey

Well you all know my opinion of Trump, but here is one thing he got right.

Exactly four years ago, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) repealed the internet regulation known as net neutrality, which had forced internet service providers (ISPs) to treat all content identically in terms of download and streaming speeds, for instance......


https://reason.com/2021/12/15/net-ne...faster-better/

I'll say it is a success when rural areas have the same infrastructure. These corporations make $ hand over fist in towns and then refuse to expand modern services outward.

Here is Harford exec Glassmans approach (he is another republican politician i am considering voting for at the state level when he runs). On the radio he said he is tired of corporations coming into Harford County to make $ and not reinvesting back into the county
https://patch.com/maryland/belair/ha...nd-rural-north

[nonniey]

Originally Posted by BaltimoreSkins

I'll say it is a success when rural areas have the same infrastructure. These corporations make $ hand over fist in towns and then refuse to expand modern services outward.

Here is Harford exec Glassmans approach (he is another republican politician i am considering voting for at the state level when he runs). On the radio he said he is tired of corporations coming into Harford County to make $ and not reinvesting back into the county
https://patch.com/maryland/belair/ha...nd-rural-north

Completely different subject and in fact one of the criticisms prior it being it being put into effect in 2014 is that it would hamper infrastructure development, which in fact was born out in the 3 years it was in effect. It turned out to be bad policy and even most of it's advocates now acknowledge that.