Let the public in on public hearings
At minimum the public should receive three weeks advanced notice on any FCC public hearing. This is the least the FCC can do to fulfill its commitment to transparency and public participation in creating the National Broadband Plan.
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Net Neutrality Plain and Simple
Support a broadband initative that allows internet users the unrestricted ability to access any legal content through any protocol desired
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Make Upload bandwith as much a priority as download
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Is the FCC aware that this site has no privacy policy?
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Abolish mobile phone texting price gouging
Abolish mobile phone texting price gouging! The cost to handle the data transfer of a few characters from phone to phone is minimal in comparison to voice. It must end!
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Unify Regulation for Broadband Services
As offerings by the varying service providers homogenize (internet, phone, television, mobile data, etc), traditionally classified telcos are heavily... more »
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Network neutrality rules need to apply to the backbone
Network neutrality rules need to apply equally to the backbone and backhaul networks as to consumer facing ISPs. Otherwise, AT&T or Verizon will just move their funny business to their backbone network operations.
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Regulate in areas where it is needed; do not prohibit innovations that would help consumers
The FCC should, for example, regulate the pricing of "special access" lines, because the ILECs are using high prices for these lines to cripple... more »
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Stop the Monopoly
Stop the monopoly that cable and broadband providers currently have. Allow honest competition.
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Leverage National Service Projects to Speed Education and Adoption
There are several AmeriCorps National Service projects that already concentrate on capacity building or direct service instruction to increase digital literacy in low-income communities in the United States (www.technologypower.org, www.transmissionproject.org).
These programs can be expanded or used to model other community-based technology instruction programs across the United States.
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Accountability
THEY ELECTED NOT TO.
The 'Telecommunication Act of 1996' built huge monopolies instead of encourage competition. Deregulation simply moved tax money into private hands, to be spent on whatever private hands like. Like stock bonuses and perks and 'instant... more »
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Research ?
Can anyone explain why in the world fiber optic is so dang expensive?
Why aren't we putting research into finding ways to manufacture it CHEAPER???
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Price the bandwidth, not individual services.
We need the same, simple law for digital bandwidth provided by anyone. People should be able to purchase bandwidth and afforded privacy for how we choose to use the bandwidth we purchase.... more »
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Time for public works? C'mon...let's roll America!
This would teach those individuals valuable... more »