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> Title II is not a great solution to Net Neutrality. The only thing I disklike is there isn't a better option already in place.

Sure. But it was an attainable solution, which is much better than no solution at all. It's not like Pai is going to find some other way to protect NN.

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I think Title II is a fine solution (why shouldn't internet be a utility?). There are a ridiculous amount of people in these comments that are trying to thread the needle between "I support NN," but saying "it is fine that they reversed Title-II classification" (which I guess is their cool contrarian point of view, but functionally tripe)

Title II is an 80 year old telephone rule that was stretched and deformed to fit the internet. Congress needs to pass real legislation that's specific to the needs of the internet.

The 4th amendment is a 270 year old rule that is "stretched and deformed" to fit personal electronic devices too. In either case, we don't need a specific law for each use-case as technology evolves.

Yes. Congress-critters try to have their cake and eat it too by punting to the regulators and claiming to the voters it is out of their hands. Dereliction of duty.

(Not that I would necessarily like to see the horse-cum-camel design-by-committee solution these grifters would negotiate their way too...)

I think there is a decent argument for regulating ISPs. But Title II is a telephone regulation. It's not narrowly targeted at ISPs.

The fact that the FCC had to suspend most regulations under Title II sort of proves it.

Why do you think such views are 'trying to thread a needle', 'contrarian', and 'functionally tripe'?

You are exhibiting a knee-jerk reaction to the fact that there are (god forbid!) dissenting views from your own.

Title II is a loooot more than being classified as a "utility"

Theres a lot of reports and other tasks that the ISP would have to do, but was put of 2 to 3 years since 2015.

Because when it's a utility you can't treat different traffic types differently and QoS suffers, especially in domains like satellite internet

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