Breaking :: The FCC Just Killed Net Neutrality
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Motherboard & VICE Are Building a Community Internet Network
To protect net neutrality, we need internet infrastructure that isn't owned by big telecom.
Today, Motherboard and VICE Media are committing to be part of the change we’d like to see. We will build a community network based at our Brooklyn headquarters that will provide internet connections for our neighborhood. We will also connect to the broader NYC Mesh network in order to strengthen a community network that has already decided the status quo isn’t good enough.
We are in the very early stages of this process and have begun considering dark fiber to light up, hardware to use, and organizations to work with, support, and learn from. To be clear and to answer a few questions I've gotten: This network will be connected to the real internet and will be backed by fiber from an internet exchange. It will not rely on a traditional ISP.
In hopes of making this replicable, we will document every step of this process, and will release regular updates and guides along the way. Next year, we’ll publish the Motherboard Guide to Building an ISP, a comprehensive guide to the technical, legal, and political aspects of getting a locally-owned internet network off the ground.
Projects like these are possible and affordable today, and are being practiced by groups like NYC Mesh and the Equitable Internet Initiative in Detroit. Enterprise-level fiber connections can be purchased from the same data centers and internet exchanges that big telecom companies use, then distributed using point-to-point Gigabit radio, which have ranges of up to 8 miles.
Today, the FCC stripped away regulations that protect net neutrality, but telecom companies can only end internet freedom if there is no alternative. Motherboard and VICE are dedicated to teaching those who want it how to build that alternative.
http://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/a...ty-internet-network-to-protect-net-neutrality
To protect net neutrality, we need internet infrastructure that isn't owned by big telecom.
Today, Motherboard and VICE Media are committing to be part of the change we’d like to see. We will build a community network based at our Brooklyn headquarters that will provide internet connections for our neighborhood. We will also connect to the broader NYC Mesh network in order to strengthen a community network that has already decided the status quo isn’t good enough.
We are in the very early stages of this process and have begun considering dark fiber to light up, hardware to use, and organizations to work with, support, and learn from. To be clear and to answer a few questions I've gotten: This network will be connected to the real internet and will be backed by fiber from an internet exchange. It will not rely on a traditional ISP.
In hopes of making this replicable, we will document every step of this process, and will release regular updates and guides along the way. Next year, we’ll publish the Motherboard Guide to Building an ISP, a comprehensive guide to the technical, legal, and political aspects of getting a locally-owned internet network off the ground.
Projects like these are possible and affordable today, and are being practiced by groups like NYC Mesh and the Equitable Internet Initiative in Detroit. Enterprise-level fiber connections can be purchased from the same data centers and internet exchanges that big telecom companies use, then distributed using point-to-point Gigabit radio, which have ranges of up to 8 miles.
Today, the FCC stripped away regulations that protect net neutrality, but telecom companies can only end internet freedom if there is no alternative. Motherboard and VICE are dedicated to teaching those who want it how to build that alternative.
http://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/a...ty-internet-network-to-protect-net-neutrality
Cruz is brilliant.
Cruz Quotes Yoda in Twitter Retort to Hamill Over Net Neutrality
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/ted-cruz-mark-hamill-yoda-star-wars/2017/12/17/id/832254/
Cruz Quotes Yoda in Twitter Retort to Hamill Over Net Neutrality
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/ted-cruz-mark-hamill-yoda-star-wars/2017/12/17/id/832254/
Ted Cruz humiliated for Trump-like Twitter rant defending net neutrality repeal
One of the biggest stories of the week came on Thursday when a partisan vote repealed the #Net Neutrality rules that were put in place during the Obama administration. After the news broke, conservatives were pleased [VIDEO], including Texas Sen. #Ted Cruz who expressed his joy during a controversial post on #Twitter.
Cruz on net neutrality
In an attempt to keep the internet free and open, former President Barack Obama put forward net neutrality in 2015 which prevented cable and internet providers from limiting access to certain websites and apps, while also stopping them from slowing down the speed that users need to a gain access to the sites in question.
Republicans argued that it limited business and providers from being able to tap into the internet and provide a wider range of coverage, though the consensus among most in the Untied States has been in support of the rules Obama put in place. Despite the backlash, a 3-2 decision was reached by the U.S. telecom regulators on Thursday and net neutrality was repealed. As expected, the news quickly went viral on social media, including an outburst of support from Ted Cruz who called out liberal "snowflakes" for being upset over the ruling [VIDEO] during a tweet similar in tone of the president on December 14.
Ted Cruz humiliated for Trump-like Twitter rant defending net neutrality repeal
One of the biggest stories of the week came on Thursday when a partisan vote repealed the #Net Neutrality rules that were put in place during the Obama administration. After the news broke, conservatives were pleased [VIDEO], including Texas Sen. #Ted Cruz who expressed his joy during a controversial post on #Twitter.
Cruz on net neutrality
In an attempt to keep the internet free and open, former President Barack Obama put forward net neutrality in 2015 which prevented cable and internet providers from limiting access to certain websites and apps, while also stopping them from slowing down the speed that users need to a gain access to the sites in question.
Republicans argued that it limited business and providers from being able to tap into the internet and provide a wider range of coverage, though the consensus among most in the Untied States has been in support of the rules Obama put in place. Despite the backlash, a 3-2 decision was reached by the U.S. telecom regulators on Thursday and net neutrality was repealed. As expected, the news quickly went viral on social media, including an outburst of support from Ted Cruz who called out liberal "snowflakes" for being upset over the ruling [VIDEO] during a tweet similar in tone of the president on December 14.
Ted Cruz humiliated for Trump-like Twitter rant defending net neutrality repeal
Well in the minds of the snowflakes anyway. Which given their track record Cruz is most likely right on the money.
FCC head Ajit Pai to skip CES after death threats: Report
Associated Press
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Published:
January 5, 2018
Updated:
January 5, 2018 2:51 PM EST
In this Dec. 14, 2017 file photo, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai arrives for an FCC meeting where they will vote on net neutrality in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
NEW YORK — Published reports say Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai is skipping the Consumer Electronics Show because of death threats.
Pai has scrapped popular net-neutrality rules that had barred broadband providers, such as AT&T, Comcast and Verizon, from interfering with internet traffic. The policy’s supporters have reacted strongly. Pai and his staff have called out racist tweets and death threats against the chairman. The Dec. 14 vote was halted for unidentified security reasons, with a brief evacuation and search of the hearing room.
Pai was supposed to speak on a CES panel in Las Vegas next week. The Wall Street Journal, tech blog Recode and others reported the death threats, citing unidentified people.
The FCC confirmed his withdrawal, but spokesman Brian Hart says the agency doesn’t comment on security measures or concerns.
FCC votes to end ‘net neutrality’ in U.S. | Canoe
FCC head Ajit Pai to skip CES after death threats: Report | Toronto Sun
Associated Press
More from Associated Press
Published:
January 5, 2018
Updated:
January 5, 2018 2:51 PM EST
In this Dec. 14, 2017 file photo, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai arrives for an FCC meeting where they will vote on net neutrality in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
NEW YORK — Published reports say Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai is skipping the Consumer Electronics Show because of death threats.
Pai has scrapped popular net-neutrality rules that had barred broadband providers, such as AT&T, Comcast and Verizon, from interfering with internet traffic. The policy’s supporters have reacted strongly. Pai and his staff have called out racist tweets and death threats against the chairman. The Dec. 14 vote was halted for unidentified security reasons, with a brief evacuation and search of the hearing room.
Pai was supposed to speak on a CES panel in Las Vegas next week. The Wall Street Journal, tech blog Recode and others reported the death threats, citing unidentified people.
The FCC confirmed his withdrawal, but spokesman Brian Hart says the agency doesn’t comment on security measures or concerns.
FCC votes to end ‘net neutrality’ in U.S. | Canoe
FCC head Ajit Pai to skip CES after death threats: Report | Toronto Sun
Cruz were second best republican in last campaign but maybe the US have new republican on way magnific year 2018's in planet earth. Is up to Mueller to edvidence Trump-Russia collision in small time latest in march in magnific year 2018's.
Things have really changed on the net haven't they. It's like 2015 all over again.
*snicker*
Trump Signs Executive Order Expanding Broadband to Rural America
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katie...expanding-broadband-to-rural-america-n2431707
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katie...expanding-broadband-to-rural-america-n2431707
‘Net Neutrality’ Has Been In Gone For One Month. Are You Dead Yet?
https://www.dailywire.com/news/3337...en-effect-one-month-are-you-michael-j-knowles
Progs gotta cry, “Wolf!”
https://www.dailywire.com/news/3337...en-effect-one-month-are-you-michael-j-knowles
Progs gotta cry, “Wolf!”