Comments on: No Broadband Stimulus Money for Usage Cappers & Net Neutrality Foes http://stopthecap.com/2009/05/12/no-broadband-stimulus-money-for-usage-cappers-net-neutrality-foes/ Promoting Better Broadband, Fighting Data Caps, Usage-Based Billing, & Other Internet Overcharging Schemes Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:45:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1-alpha-15359 By: Michael Chaney http://stopthecap.com/2009/05/12/no-broadband-stimulus-money-for-usage-cappers-net-neutrality-foes/comment-page-1/#comment-3895 Michael Chaney Wed, 13 May 2009 16:01:47 +0000 http://stopthecap.com/?p=2414#comment-3895 The ARRA of 2009 (stimulus bill) has actually tasked the FCC to come up with the National Broadband Plan that will be used to determine who gets the money. The FCC has requested input from the public on what should be included in this plan. I suggest that everyone reading this article right now submitt your comments to the FCC. At the very least, copy and paste Phillip's seven requirements into your comment and submitt them. This will let the FCC know that these seven pillars of fair practice are being echoed by the public. Here's a link to the big picture of the FCC's role in all this: http://www.fcc.gov/recovery/ Here's a link to the National Broadband Plan Notice of Inquiry: http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-09-31A1.pdf And here's a link to the online comment submission form: http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs/Upload?hot_docket=1012001350%7C09-51%7CNational+Broadband+Plan+Notice+of+Inquiry&Send=Continue This online submission is super easy and only takes seconds to complete The ARRA of 2009 (stimulus bill) has actually tasked the FCC to come up with the National Broadband Plan that will be used to determine who gets the money. The FCC has requested input from the public on what should be included in this plan. I suggest that everyone reading this article right now submitt your comments to the FCC. At the very least, copy and paste Phillip’s seven requirements into your comment and submitt them. This will let the FCC know that these seven pillars of fair practice are being echoed by the public.

Here’s a link to the big picture of the FCC’s role in all this:
http://www.fcc.gov/recovery/

Here’s a link to the National Broadband Plan Notice of Inquiry:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-09-31A1.pdf

And here’s a link to the online comment submission form:
http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs/Upload?hot_docket=1012001350%7C09-51%7CNational+Broadband+Plan+Notice+of+Inquiry&Send=Continue

This online submission is super easy and only takes seconds to complete

]]> By: Lummox JR http://stopthecap.com/2009/05/12/no-broadband-stimulus-money-for-usage-cappers-net-neutrality-foes/comment-page-1/#comment-3885 Lummox JR Wed, 13 May 2009 14:24:32 +0000 http://stopthecap.com/?p=2414#comment-3885 Unfortunately I think this suggestion, while good, will fall on deaf ears. Caps are one issue uniting people of all ideologies--another is wasteful spending. The many stimulus and bailout plans have so far amounted to little more than throwing money blindly at problems and hoping it sticks. "Don't give my tax dollars to chumps who don't deserve it" has been a major theme of taxpayer anger directed at both parties, and our politicians in both parties continue to write those checks. At least with some people already involved in this (Rep. Massa and Sen. Schumer in particular), maybe this could get a hearing and at the very least tie up any potential stimulus in red tape. As much as I'd love to see money allocated to municipal broadband services or improving rural access, I fear that stopping the gravy train is the game we're playing for. If broadband gets a piece of the dole, it will certainly be without oversight, without accountability, and with minimal restrictions. I'd rather keep cajoling our lawmakers into making net neutrality and no caps the law of the land. Unfortunately I think this suggestion, while good, will fall on deaf ears. Caps are one issue uniting people of all ideologies–another is wasteful spending. The many stimulus and bailout plans have so far amounted to little more than throwing money blindly at problems and hoping it sticks. “Don’t give my tax dollars to chumps who don’t deserve it” has been a major theme of taxpayer anger directed at both parties, and our politicians in both parties continue to write those checks.

At least with some people already involved in this (Rep. Massa and Sen. Schumer in particular), maybe this could get a hearing and at the very least tie up any potential stimulus in red tape. As much as I’d love to see money allocated to municipal broadband services or improving rural access, I fear that stopping the gravy train is the game we’re playing for. If broadband gets a piece of the dole, it will certainly be without oversight, without accountability, and with minimal restrictions. I’d rather keep cajoling our lawmakers into making net neutrality and no caps the law of the land.

]]> By: BrionS http://stopthecap.com/2009/05/12/no-broadband-stimulus-money-for-usage-cappers-net-neutrality-foes/comment-page-1/#comment-3876 BrionS Wed, 13 May 2009 10:56:30 +0000 http://stopthecap.com/?p=2414#comment-3876 Quick comment (very common mistake): it's "pore over" not "pour over" (http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/pore+over). Quick comment (very common mistake): it’s “pore over” not “pour over” (http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/pore+over).

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