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ISPs can charge extra for fast gaming under FCC’s Internet rules, critics say (arstechnica.com)

submitted 6 months ago by jeffw to c/technology

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[–] CaptainSpaceman 176 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Obligatory fuck ajit pai

[–] TropicalDingdong 23 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Has Biden made this a priority?

[–] [email protected] 56 points 6 months ago (1 children)

He couldn't until there was a Democrat majority in the FCC.

Now it's a priority.

[–] TropicalDingdong 20 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Well he's got a few months to make something happen then.

Until then its just talk.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 6 months ago

They're holding a vote on it in October.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/26/23890527/fcc-net-neutrality-rules-law-usa-internet-access

[–] timewarp -1 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Is he still in charge?

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That's literally in the article, Rosenworcel has been in charge for a while now. The net neutrality laws that she and Biden enacted are not as strong as the Obama era laws.

[–] timewarp -4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah I know, the whole point was we should be working on holding our own accountable now. Biden running around gleefully shouting he is a capitalist and he's going to ensure people pay their fair share in taxes, while the rich still avoid taxes and inflation targets the middle class doesn't help. Not to mention that the average home price in many cities for a basic 3 bedroom house is nearing a million dollars.

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen 1 points 6 months ago

Absolutely fair and somehow missing from most discussion.

[–] TropicalDingdong 3 points 6 months ago (4 children)

ajit pai

Looks like no: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajit_Pai

So, its really Bidens fault at this point. Its an FCC thing, so he has full authority to do whatever the fuck he wants.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 6 months ago

Biden just nominates. The senate decides who gets it.

[–] timewarp 14 points 6 months ago

I agree Ajit MiPants is a piece of shit, but I don't hear Biden saying he is going to make Internet a utility anytime soon.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Doesn't matter what he does with regard to FCC appointments since the next guy can just undo it again.