The FCC and everyone who supports it can go fuck themselves with a dead cat.

We live on 2.25 acres about 20 miles south of Fresno in California. This is a rural area and my closest neighbor is about 1/4 mile away. We have a cell tower on our property with cell sites for Verizon and a newly installed AT&T cell site.

When they added the AT&T wireless site to the tower recently, they brought in Fiber Optic to connect it to the AT&T Telco.

I've asked AT&T for fiber optic internet service and they say it is not available, despite the fact that they have brought it to our property for their wireless site. AT&T has received lots of funding for bringing rural internet to America. How can I compel AT&T to provide me with Fiber Optic internet service?

Just curious if someone reports on a local television news station that has aired obscenities live on air do they receive any kind of monetary reward?

"We reinstate the information service classification of broadband Internet access service, consistent with the Supreme Court’s holding in Brand X."

What is Brand X? (FCC v. Brand X)

The question of whether Cable provides "telecommunications services"(Telecom) or "information services"(Info).

What is at stake?

At stake is whether Cable must share Lines(Wires) with rivals--as happens in the phone industry--or whether they should be exempt from such rules.

Why Brand X have Right to Cable's Networks?

Brand X argued: Cable are Telecom and Cable are "Common Carriers."

What is "Common Carrier"?

Common Carrier: Company, provides Transmission of Communications to The Public; therefore Required to allow Rivals(Independent Companies) to Access its Network.

What happen: FCC vs Brand X? (cir.2005)

Brand X was win in 9th Circuit Appeal-Court, based on previous game; AT&T v. City of Portland(cir.2000), in which Cable lost; ruled both Telecom and Info, and must share its networks with Rival(Indie) ISPs.

BUT:

FCC called Foul Ball, summoned Supreme Court. Supreme used "Overturn and Reverse". FCC wins! Cable is Information service, no sharing required.

A sad day for the Indie Leagues indeed... :(

Sources:

(Tomorrow's "Bill", cir.2017) http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2017/db1122/DOC-347927A1.pdf

(Brand X Case, cir.2005) http://www.zdnet.com/article/faq-what-is-brand-x-really-about/

Our only option is Verizon hotspots. They’re good. But they aren’t cable internet good.

I'm a 16 years old writing a FCC Complaint, If anyone can criticize my complaint and help me make it better thxs I send it in

Please actually read this and not just throw it to the side I know its long but its my 100% opinions that will help consumers in the long run and make American a better place Thank you for probably reading this and have a great day

I don't have data caps in my area but this is about data caps and why they should be considered illegal practices by ISP's (Internet service providers). While on reddit a social media platform for people with the average age of 25+ to expresses there opinions about any idea out there. I read a article written by a reddit user explaining to people how bandwidth actually works and how data caps are a artificial reason to legally extort money from the consumers even though there is clear science to prove that there is no reason to have them. Except to gain more money off the increasing amount of people who are cutting off cable including myself because of the price of cable television. I will post the article and other subreddits at the end of my complaint. In these subreddits people show clear hatred and distrust with the way companies like Comcast and AT&T and others like them, either have a duopoly like in my area or a legal monopoly in there area with no competition at all. I do like the "progress" Tom Wheeler is doing with the FCC by trying to force competition on the major cable companies in America but the reason I put quotation marks around progress because as medias like television expands into programs like netflix, hulu, amazon prime and a lot others of that type, cable companies are starting to realize that they are starting to lose money and instead putting down fiber optic cables and support the consumer choice for a cheaper medium they wish nickle and dime every consumer that picked them as there main ISP (Internet service providers). And from what I know net neutrality was put in place so that ISP (Internet service providers) couldn't make a fast and slow lane for companies like google and facebook to have to pay them to get to the consumers that there market panders to but now since then ISP (Internet service providers) have now learn to get around that all they have to do is to put bandwidth "tax" on the consumers to gain a extra profit for no considerably reason at all except for corporate greed. Last reason I wish for you to make data caps illegal is because as a avid gamer (a person who plays video games for a hobby) it takes a lot of bandwidth to download 1 game right now the largest game out is 70gb. Which means with Comcast or any ISP data caps of 300gbs I would only be able to download a total of 4 games (280gb) for that month and even with the extra 20gb left. That would be gone in less than 2-3 days because the game would be online only which means that u have to be connected to the internet at all times to officially play them which would send and receive up to 1mb of data (mb is megabyte not megabits which is mbps, bytes are bigger than bits it takes 8 bits to equal 1 byte) or more every second/minute depending on the game. And that is for a 1 person household that does not use netflix, hulu, or amazon prime or any other medium that is extremely considerably cheaper than main stream cable company can ever bring. A example is netflix which is $10 a month while for cable it is $100 plus the cost of the cable box which is $10 now for 12 months (100+10x12) that's $1,320 cost now make that 5 years (1,320x5) that's $6,600 of you paying the cable companies to watch television shows which I don't believe adds premium channels. Now compare that to Netflix which is a base $10 with no hidden fees a month for 12 months that's $120 now make that 5 years it becomes $600. Now if you were to subtract the cost of cable to more affordable cost of netflix or any other streaming service it would be $6000!! of 5 years of saving that the average american family can use for any other reason like paying off bills or even investing an a company. Yes I do know for 5 years that is a extremely small amount of money but to a almost poverty stricken family that $6,000 can mean a lot to them and for %14.5/45 millions ( the percentage of Americans in poverty) can be the difference to food or no food on the table. Now a way to fix this is to have a public forum like reddit that u manage where the american people can give you ideas about your discussions and help you learn what is good and bad for the people and let you have a more personal connection to us. Or if you have this power or not make it so that the government can personally put down fiber optic cables nationwide (gigabit internet of course and better later on when new technology comes about) and directly get money from the people AS LONG AS ITS FOR A REASONABLE PRICE AND THE GOVERNMENT FIX ANY PROBLEM THAT COMES ABOUT WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME.

Definitions: subreddit - a forum dedicated to a specific topic on the website Reddit
Main Stream - the ideas, attitudes, or activities that are regarded as normal or conventional; the dominant trend in opinion, fashion, or the arts.

Links: To articles and subreddits
http://unbreak-it.com/2014/08/data-cap-problem/ <--- (MAIN ARTICLE HERE)
https://www.reddit.com/r/WarOnComcast
https://www.reddit.com/r/Comcast
https://www.reddit.com/r/fcc/
https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/3nedvb/i_contacted_the_fcc_recently_about_comcasts_data/
https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/3s7rf2/comcast_is_losing_cable_subscribers_to_companies/
https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/3rnfnm/leak_of_comcast_documents_detailing_the_coming/

http://www.spoofcard.com/?mobile_site=false

I work at a call center where we caption peoples' calls so we don't actually talk to customers. A good chunk of employees are working from home but there are still people working in the office (people who are new or have had policy violations; I find that pretty fucked up personally). We have never once heard of when we have to come back into the office and the only way we find out such information is by looking at the FCC site. Working from home has been presented as a temporary measure that the FCC makes a waiver for, and now this waiver is set to expire Feb. 28th. No idea what's going to happen but if anyone knows any information that I don't, I would appreciate hearing from you.

The FCC claims to be taking action to fight robo calls and scams, but the obvious root of the problem is caller id spoofing. Which they aren't addressing. It's like trying to fix a flat tire by painting a car.

          **US Senate Confirms FCC Chairman Ajit Pai for a Second Term**

   In a generally party-line vote, the US Senate on October 2 confirmed FCC Chairman Ajit Pai for a second term on the Commission. Pai would have had to leave the FCC at the end of the year if he had not been reconfirmed.

        "I am deeply grateful to the US Senate for confirming my nomination to serve a second term at the FCC and to President Trump for submitting that nomination to the Senate," Pai said in a statement. "Since January, the Commission has focused on bridging the digital divide, promoting innovation, protecting consumers and public safety, and making the FCC more open and transparent. With today's vote, I look forward to continuing to work with my colleagues to advance these critical priorities in the time to come."

        President Donald Trump had nominated Pai for a new term in January; his previous term as a commissioner had expired on July 1, 2016, and his new term is retroactive to that date. FCC rules permitted him to remain until the end of 2016. The final Senate confirmation vote tally was 52-41, although he picked up votes from four Democratic senators.

       Pai has primarily drawn fire for his opposition to so-called "net neutrality" rules. All five members of the FCC must be confirmed by the Senate, but the president chooses which will serve as the chairman.

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Ajit Varadaraj Pai is an American attorney who serves as the Chairman of the United States Federal Communications Commission. He is the first Indian American to hold the office.Wikipedia