Dear Editor:
From the website of Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney in support of “net
neutrality”:
“The FCC offered an NPRM on May 18, 2017, which would roll back Net
neutrality rules established by the Commission in 2015. These rules
classified Internet Service Providers (ISPs) as “common carriers”
under Title II of the Federal Communications Act of 1934 and Section
706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which subjected them to
regulation as utilities. Net Neutrality protects the free and open
internet by preventing these ISPs from blocking, speeding up or
slowing down the transmission of content, or increasing costs to
consumers by changing the pricing model that exists today.”
The “free and open internet” was attacked by Amazon when it dumped the
social media site Parler from its service because Parler doesn’t
censor. The “free and open internet” is being constantly attacked by
the “Big Tech” triumvirate of Twitter, Facebook, and Google as they
collude to rid the internet of thoughts that run counter to leftist
orthodoxy.
And where is the supposed defender of “net neutrality” Sean Patrick
Maloney on all this? Nowhere to be found.
Sincerely,
William Kriebel
Hopewell Junction, NY
The opinions expressed in this letter are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Mid Hudson News.
