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RajT88 · 2024-02-12 21:34:45

Once upon a time the FCC had a reputation as the "Benevolent Dictator" (at least when I once worked for an ISP).

No longer.

RajT88 | karma 5763 | avg karma 2.87 · | 2023-08-30 14:25:38

It's been too long since the FCC last fulfilled its role as the benevolent dictator.

From what I can tell, that's mostly been limited to wireless spectrum regulation these past ~20 years, with a few exceptions.

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karaterobot | karma 19335 | avg karma 5.24 · | 2021-08-31 14:32:52

This is true, but it's worth noting that the FCC revoked the fairness doctrine in 1987.

ttt0 | karma 1759 | avg karma 2.53 · | 2021-03-09 01:58:27+00:00

You said it like it's an unthinkable thing to do, but it used to be a policy - FCC fairness doctrine.

hedvig | karma 254 | avg karma 1.78 · | 2018-12-12 16:19:13+00:00

FCC has been coopted by industry, so I don't think that excuse flies anymore.

andi999 | karma 3098 | avg karma 1.35 · | 2020-12-17 09:48:04

"So the FCC won't let me be...."

shmerl | karma 12092 | avg karma 1.37 · | 2019-10-07 16:00:03+00:00

Good. FCC caught its own tail with Pai getting the taste of his own medicine. They reclassified ISPs under Title I, and lost any ability to impose such kind preemptions in result.

alimoeeny | karma 367 | avg karma 1.46 · | 2014-10-03 16:11:18+00:00

Wow, don't know why, but if feels good, to see FCC (or any part of government), punish someone who is messing with internet connectivity. I must be very naive in this regard but still feels very good.

shadowgovt | karma 15568 | avg karma 1.91 · | 2021-01-09 00:37:48+00:00

It wasn't when the FCC established standards and it isn't now.

yjftsjthsd-h | karma 28510 | avg karma 2.78 · | 2018-04-02 10:17:09

By that logic, they never had the right to interfere with broadband. They're the Federal Communications Commission, not the Federal Airwaves Commission.

massysett | karma 5090 | avg karma 3.75 · | 2016-08-11 11:06:57

"Court stops unelected FCC bureaucrats from lawlessly exceeding the statutory authority granted to it by the people's elected representatives"

Fixed that for you

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JCThoughtscream | karma 681 | avg karma 2.85 · | 2009-09-21 18:11:40+00:00

You know, this might be the first time in a few years that I've appreciated an FCC policy.

netr0ute | karma 596 | avg karma 1.26 · | 2022-12-24 11:26:11

I don't know, but if I were in charge of the FCC, I'd purge most such rules and instead bask in the glow of true freedom.

apompliano | karma 118 | avg karma 0.23 · | 2013-10-15 10:06:09+00:00

Elaborate on your experience? I'd love to know what happened (any conversations...) when you encountered the FCC regulations?

RajT88 | karma 5763 | avg karma 2.87 · | 2023-05-13 23:05:16

/\---- This! In fact, if you were paying attention to FCC proceedings during that time, I'd be surprised if you came away with any other conclusion.

lacroix | karma 4 | avg karma 4.0 · | 2017-02-24 22:28:14+00:00

The FCC won't let me be

wallace_f | karma 5734 | avg karma 2.68 · | 2018-12-07 04:48:16

>The FCC and phone carriers have proven for decades that they don't give a single shit.

Imagine if good governance meant anything in today's political climate.

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emocakes | karma -12 | avg karma -0.12 · | 2013-12-28 09:32:40+00:00

This is because of the FCC, not evil vendors.

deelowe | karma 6935 | avg karma 2.74 · | 2016-06-22 15:09:40+00:00

While the net neutrality comment is valid, the FCC was a good agency well before his tenure. The amateur radio community can attest to this.

Rumford | karma 122 | avg karma 3.3 · | 2015-03-02 17:53:45

I don't know, but the FCC sure is.