jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoNet neutrality is about to make a comebackwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1450arrow-down15
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minus-squareLandless2029@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoThis would fix a boatload of issues and break down Verizon/Comcast into service vs infrastructure companies. It will never happen. Both companies would put forth a staggering amount of money into lobbying to kill this on top of all the politicians they already “donated” to. It’s sickening.
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoWhat’s sickening is that it’s not a staggering amount of money. Around the SOPA bullshit someone made a list of telecom campaign contributions per congressman, and most were < $10k.
This would fix a boatload of issues and break down Verizon/Comcast into service vs infrastructure companies.
It will never happen.
Both companies would put forth a staggering amount of money into lobbying to kill this on top of all the politicians they already “donated” to.
It’s sickening.
What’s sickening is that it’s not a staggering amount of money. Around the SOPA bullshit someone made a list of telecom campaign contributions per congressman, and most were < $10k.