FCC Outlines Internet Regulatory Plan

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[citation][nom]montezuma[/nom]If customers would learn to ditch companies that provide bad service, then these regulations would not be needed.[/citation]

I live in a location where only AT&T and Charter are offered. In my area both offer sub-par services at less then half the speed you pay for. My only other option would be satellite internet, but that is always metered and I do a lot of downloading and online gaming. It is very very very wrong of you to assume that everyone has freedom to choose from many options or that voting out officials will bring sudden change.

I'm stuck with only theses two companies, and they need to be regulated!

 

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[citation][nom]figgus[/nom]Have you guys SEEN the amount of special taxes that get tacked onto your phone bill from government "regulation"?[/citation]

Those fees are provided by your phone company and NOT the government. They are not a tax and not required to be collected by law. The phone company charges you the consumer so that the phone company can be compensated for the cost of doing business within the US. They are arbitrary dollar amounts made up by these companies based on projections of cost increases due to regulations they have to comply with such as E911 and number portability.

 

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[citation][nom]zerghumper[/nom]I live in a location where only AT&T and Charter are offered. In my area both offer sub-par services at less then half the speed you pay for. My only other option would be satellite internet, but that is always metered and I do a lot of downloading and online gaming. It is very very very wrong of you to assume that everyone has freedom to choose from many options or that voting out officials will bring sudden change. I'm stuck with only theses two companies, and they need to be regulated![/citation]

Actually, you'd be far better served if the government rescinded it's granted monopolies to those two companies. If there were 5 cable companies and 5 phones companies competing for your business, you'd get a great price on excellent service. Who cares of there are 15 sets of lines hanging off a stupid phone pole (which is already placed, I might add).

 

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[citation][nom]zaznet[/nom]Those fees are provided by your phone company and NOT the government. They are not a tax and not required to be collected by law. The phone company charges you the consumer so that the phone company can be compensated for the cost of doing business within the US. They are arbitrary dollar amounts made up by these companies based on projections of cost increases due to regulations they have to comply with such as E911 and number portability.[/citation]

And what do you suppose the ISPs will do when they see costs increase because of "regulation"? I never said the government collected those monies on the phone bills, but you yourself just confirmed why they are there.