:doh
No I am not arguing semantics, it is a misnomer, the net is not neutral and has not been neutral.
Secondly; Why are you not paying attention? I clearly have commented on the concept. I even commented on it in another thread that you participated in, yet here you are acting like you don't know. D'oh!
In addition, this topic is not about any neutrality but, but Franken's idiocy on display in regards to what Cruz stated.
This is what Cruz stated and he is absolutely correct.
In short, net neutrality is Obamacare for the Internet. It would put the government in charge of determining Internet pricing, terms of service and what types of products and services can be delivered, leading to fewer choices, fewer opportunities and higher prices.
Cruz is clearly indicating that making it an utility is not the way to go.
What Franken said:
Franken said Cruz "doesn't understand" what net neutrality is.
"He has it completely wrong and he just doesn't understand what this issue is," Franken told Candy Crowley on CNN's "State of the Union"
That is Franken being an idiotic partisan hack and not actually addressing the valid concerns Cruz pointed out.
D'oh! Again I can reference what was provided in the other thread you participated in.
(http://www.debatepolitics.com/scien...-net-neutrality-debate-13.html#post1063981739)
Even Obama acknowledges that making it a Utility wouldn't be all that was needed.
Even President Obama conceded that a strict Title II approach would not by itself be sufficient because there are hundreds of rules applying to telephone service common carriers that would be inappropriate to apply to broadband, like, for example, rate regulation.
In addition, even Title II does not ban paid prioritization completely.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/13/t...nts-on-fcc-head-over-open-internet-rules.html
:doh That is my point and why neutrality is a misnomer.
Which still does not make classifying it as a utility a wise, let alone correct option.
Wrong.
The net is not neutral. And that isn't what this topic is about either.
It is about what Cruz said in reference to Obama wanting the FCC to classify it as a utility. Classifying it as an utility is not needed, not just because it would give the Gov more control than it already has, but because doing so would cause how much we pay for it to increase because of the new assessed taxes.