 espaethDigital PlumberPremium,MVM
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 ·Clear Wireless
| reply to k1ll3rdr4g0n
Re: And then there were none... said by k1ll3rdr4g0n:It shouldn't be the state's that tackle problems like these, it should come from federal dictation. What's to stop Verizon from still doing this selectively in different states? Every state has an Office of the Attorney General, and legal precedence is already established once one state wins. While precedence doesn't guarantee a victory in every case, it heavily biases the outcome of the trial. Only the State of Florida went after Comcast, and yet they're complying nationwide by rolling out their usage meter and disclosing their cap publicly.
The states can address these issues with the power they already have, and the Attorney General is an elected position which means you can vote someone else in if you feel you aren't being well represented. The FCC is comprised of appointed officials, so if you don't happen to like what policies they come up with -- too bad.
We don't need to give more power to government agencies that can arbitrarily come up with their own regulations without strict oversight and accountability to the public. |
