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February 09, 2015
Republican FCC Commissioner Slams ‘Obama’s 332-Page Plan To Regulate The Internet’
Republican FCC Commissioner Slams ‘Obama’s 332-Page Plan To Regulate The Internet’
Republican FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai on Friday raised the first of many criticisms to come about FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s aggressive net neutrality plan distributed to commissioners Thursday, which Pai described as “President Obama’s 332-page plan to regulate the Internet.”
In a statement released Friday, Pai lamented the fact that the 332-page plan, which he tweeted a picture of himself holding next to a picture of Obama, won’t be released to the public until after the commission votes on its implementation later this month.
“President Obama’s plan marks a monumental shift toward government control of the Internet. It gives the FCC the power to micromanage virtually every aspect of how the Internet works,” Pai said. “The plan explicitly opens the door to billions of dollars in new taxes on broadband… These new taxes will mean higher prices for consumers and more hidden fees that they have to pay.”
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Obama used the internet big time, more then any other person running for office. I never saw anything like it, so this kind of wanting to control it should concern all of us as Americans. I think he feels everything is only for him and his agenda and he needs to be proven wrong.
Posted by Wild Thing at February 9, 2015 02:25 AM
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I can see it now. Conservative blogs and websites continually going down and their commentators cataloged and investigated. When the government controls it, that means you need their permission.
Posted by: BobF at February 9, 2015 09:57 AM
The Internet does not belong to the govt or obama. It belongs to the citizens to say or post whatever they care to. We will self regulate according to our wants, needs, likes or dislikes. It is one of the few freedoms we still have.
Posted by: TomR,armed in Texas at February 9, 2015 12:45 PM
