Boehner vows to eliminate ‘net neutrality’

[liberal N proud]

Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) vowed Monday to eliminate net neutrality rules recently enacted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), referring to the regulations as a "government takeover of the Internet."

"Right now, freedom and free expression are under attack by a power structure in Washington populated with regulators who have never set foot inside a radio station or a television studio," Rep. Boehner said during a speech at the annual National Religious Broadcasters convention.

"We see this threat in how the FCC is creeping further into the free market by trying to regulate the Internet," the congressman continued. "Network neutrality, they call it. It's a series of regulations that empower the federal bureaucracy to regulate Internet content and viewpoint discrimination. The rules are written vaguely, of course, to allow the FCC free reign."

The regulations, approved by the FCC in December 2010, require internet service providers (ISPs) to allow their customers to have access all legal online content, applications and services over their wired networks and prohibit unreasonable network discrimination.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/03/01/gop-leader-john-boehner-vows-to-eliminate-net-neutrality/

[KansDem]

1. Sure, John, let's prevent a "government takeover" of the Internet...

Let's permit a "corporate takeover" instead!

I can't believe we're still falling for this shit!

[liberal N proud]

3. I am sure he has a few corporate buddies in mind to take it.

[HughBeaumont]

2. Corporations own the government. So therefore, shouldn't he be FOR it?

What world does he live in? One where he doesn't leap high when his wealthy handlers say "JUMP, BOY!"??

This is what the internet's going to look like if Net Neutrality goes the way of the dodo, kiddos: