Because this isn't a legislative issue, but rather a regulatory one. Bureaucrats aren't the most responsive to public pressure, in contrast with elected officials.
That said, right now, we're in an awareness building phase, so I can support this crowdtilt (rhetorically, I am a starving founder after all!). Think pre-American Censorship Day on SOPA, not the run-up to the blackout.
I'm (PolitiHacks) coordinating with Engine and Free Press to serve as a focal point for converting founder anger here into effective political metrics. Would there be interest in calling in or G+ Hangout for 15-30 minutes early next week with one of the activists to lay out the political strategy for the leading up to May 15?
It can absolutely be solved with legislation though. FCC has authority to re-classify the internet as Title II, but they get that authority because Congress has delegated it to them.
Congress is elected by you and me, and in sufficient numbers we can affect what they do. The FCC is not elected by us, and they really have no responsibility to us. I think they are already aware that this would be bad for consumers, but they clearly don't care unless some other power pressures them otherwise.
That said, at this point the first step is to prevent the negative regulation from coming into effect. One way to do that is to ask your Representatives and Senators to submit a letter of opposition to the FCC.
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Because this isn't a legislative issue, but rather a regulatory one. Bureaucrats aren't the most responsive to public pressure, in contrast with elected officials.
That said, right now, we're in an awareness building phase, so I can support this crowdtilt (rhetorically, I am a starving founder after all!). Think pre-American Censorship Day on SOPA, not the run-up to the blackout.
But I recommend everyone write strong, well-reasoned comments here: http://www.fcc.gov/page/fcc-establishes-new-inbox-open-inter...
I'm (PolitiHacks) coordinating with Engine and Free Press to serve as a focal point for converting founder anger here into effective political metrics. Would there be interest in calling in or G+ Hangout for 15-30 minutes early next week with one of the activists to lay out the political strategy for the leading up to May 15?
It can absolutely be solved with legislation though. FCC has authority to re-classify the internet as Title II, but they get that authority because Congress has delegated it to them.
Congress is elected by you and me, and in sufficient numbers we can affect what they do. The FCC is not elected by us, and they really have no responsibility to us. I think they are already aware that this would be bad for consumers, but they clearly don't care unless some other power pressures them otherwise.
You're completely right. Reclassification can be done through the legislative process (see: Markey bill, http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2014/02/03/senator-ed...). That's a positive fix.
That said, at this point the first step is to prevent the negative regulation from coming into effect. One way to do that is to ask your Representatives and Senators to submit a letter of opposition to the FCC.
That's what we did here with Crowdfunding: http://www.sec.gov/comments/s7-06-13/s70613-370.pdf