Neil
Stop All The Downloadin
join:2003-08-20
New York, NY
1 edit | yeah!
Shut 'em down!
Half the country still doesn't have broadband but I'm still sick of them. |
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BonezX
Basement Dweller
Premium
join:2004-04-13
Canada | hell why not
well they aren't doing their jobs as it is, why not just shut them down. |
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DonLibes
Premium,ExMod 2001
join:2003-01-19
| but could we live without FCC censorship?
I wouldn't mind if we at least abolished censorship from the FCC's responsibilities. Speaking of which, when did the FCC get responsibility for censoring the airwaves? And for that matter, why does it only have that ability for some media and not others? |
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LetsRok
join:2001-01-21
Clinton, TN | Abolish It
I think it is really and outdated agency that needs to go. Just one less government agency we can do without. |
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ronpin
Imagine Reality
join:2002-12-06
Nirvana
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3 edits | reply to BonezX
Re: hell why not
...and God said "The FCC shalt punish wardrobe malfunctions" |
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Thaler
Premium
join:2004-02-02
Encino, CA | reply to BonezX
Can we blow them up, just to be creative? Or is that not an elective choice here?  |
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DrewCapu
Giant Diehard
join:2001-12-19
California
clubs: | It should be handed over
to broadbandreports.com
so that its members/mods/mvms can make all the necessary decisions
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Thaler
Premium
join:2004-02-02
Encino, CA | reply to ronpin
Re: hell why not
And this has what to do with the FCC, other than neutering media who don't conform to the current propaganda scheme? |
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
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join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
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1 edit | reply to DrewCapu
Re: It should be handed over
said by DrewCapu  :to broadbandreports.com so that its members/mods/mvms can make all the necessary decisions Suck up!!:p;) |
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KoolMoe
Aw Man
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join:2001-02-14
Annapolis, MD
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Re: but could we live without FCC censorship?
I agree censorship is well outside their 'mandate'.
However, just because the last few years were not very productive from a consumer standpoint, I don't think they should be abolished.
I believe the Telecomm Act of '96 was crucial to the competition we have now. Who knows if we'd have DSL available if not for that act? We could all be on non-competitive cable waiting for the ILECs to do their fiber buildouts!
As I understand it, the FCC was crucial to the passage of TA'96.
Just because the FCC under Powell's, um, leadership existed largely for the benefit of Big Business - that doesn't mean it's time to abolish them...especially as Mr. Copps seems to have a better understanding of the issues.
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Andrew J
Premium
join:2001-11-09
Lancaster, PA
clubs: |  reply to Neil
Re: yeah!
All they do is party in Vegas, so shut them down. |
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Thaler
Premium
join:2004-02-02
Encino, CA | reply to TKJunkMail
Re: It should be handed over
Considering that a large rock is more effective at ruling out decisions than the FCC, the BBR members couldn't exactly do harm by taking them over.  |
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joebear29
join:2003-07-20
Alabaster, AL | reply to Thaler
Re: hell why not
Ignore the troll. |
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oliphant
I Have 8 Boobies
Premium
join:2004-11-26
Corona, CA | reply to DrewCapu
Re: It should be handed over
Yeah so we can all be forced to run Linux and FF and other nerdware. No thanks.
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TKJunkMail
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join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
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1 edit |  NO; bandwidth allocation still needed
Maybe the scope of what the FCC is responsible for should be looked at. But there are still technical and regulatory reasons for its existence. The get rid of it altogether position is just an overreaction to the decency initiative. The same people who say get rid of the FCC over censorship are the same ones decrying the deregulation steps the FCC has taken. There is no pleasing everyone. The reason we have a Congress is so that the majority get to have a say in how the government is run. Let the Congress tackle the issue.
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GenBlood
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| close the FCC and us the money for something ELSE
Close the FCC and take that money an give it to Social
Security.... The FCC is a waste of resources ...
New tech would roll-out faster if the FCC ... wasn't
overlooking and forcing them to share with others ...
I figure if they spend billions on a network, they shouldn't
be forced to share. Smaller ISPs get a free ride off the
big companies. They should spend there our money and design
their own network. If they can't then they shouldn't be in
that business.
Playing nice and all the crap isn't always the best
solution. Bottom line the FCC is a waste .....
CLOSE THEM DOWN .... |
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ctceo
Premium
join:2001-04-26
South Bend, IN
clubs: | Uh, ok.
{not seriously}
If they did this we wouldnthave to worry about part 15 gripes anymore. BPL could finally achieve it's long time goals. |
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TheMadSwede
Premium
join:2001-01-30
Holland, MI | Zzz.....
This is a good information, but the responses to it are dull and predictable. Welcome to the wonderful world of groupthink -- it works both ways.
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DreamWraith
Premium
join:2004-04-07
Mount Vernon, WA | o-o
yes pleas, get rid of the damn thing. tired of the fcc trying to dictate how i live. |
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Dirtyping
join:2001-10-30
West Haverstraw, NY
| Airwaves and Interference Chaos without FCC
My guess is the people clamoring to have the FCC shut down are the same ones who are screaming about not being able to hear the f word or some nudity on the public airwaves. How awful for you 
Without the FCC there would be all kinds of issues of interference across the board. Over air broadcasting would be a mess not to mention the issues of household appliances interfering with your computer, telecom, etc and vice a versa.
btw - If you want what the FCC considers indecent there is nothing stopping you from buying a subscription to XM, Sirius for radio and pay cable, i.e HBO, Playboy, etc. |
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