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Internet providers say the FCC should not investigate broadband prices (arstechnica.com)

submitted 10 months ago by ptz@dubvee.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

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Internet service providers and their lobby groups are fighting a US plan to prohibit discrimination in access to broadband services. In particular, ISPs want the Federal Communications Commission to drop the plan's proposal to require that prices charged to consumers be non-discriminatory.

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[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 85 points 10 months ago (2 children)

In other news, robbers say cops should not investigate robberies.

[–] anarchrist@lemmy.dbzer0.com 33 points 10 months ago

Fox says there's no need to look inside the henhouse.

[–] abbadon420@lemm.ee 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This analogy holds if the robbers are a criminal organization with a legal front and the cops are on their payroll.

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 14 points 10 months ago

Well, yes, that is a pretty accurate description of regulatory capture of the FCC by telecom companies.