<story><title>The FCC plan to undo its net neutrality rules</title><url>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/04/26/heres-the-fccs-plan-to-undo-its-own-net-neutrality-rules</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>ficho</author><text>&amp;quot;“Two years ago, I warned that we were making a serious mistake,” Pai said. “It’s basic economics: The more heavily you regulate something, the less of it you’re likely to get.”&lt;p&gt;Just reading this makes me angry. Has he ever heard of monopolies &amp;#x2F; oligopolies, or simply the place of government in regulating public utilities.&lt;p&gt;Apply his quote to water supplies and see what happens.</text></comment>
<story><title>The FCC plan to undo its net neutrality rules</title><url>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/04/26/heres-the-fccs-plan-to-undo-its-own-net-neutrality-rules</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>tzs</author><text>&amp;gt; Pai&amp;#x27;s proposal is set for a vote at the FCC&amp;#x27;s May 18 open meeting. If it is approved, Pai will begin seeking public feedback on the plan, which calls for regulating ISPs more lightly and asks Americans for ways to preserve the core principles of net neutrality, such as the idea that blocking or slowing traffic should be off-limits.&lt;p&gt;Well, the obvious way to &amp;quot;preserve the core principles of net neutrality, such as the idea that blocking or slowing traffic should be off-limits&amp;quot; is to not get rid of the regulation that prohibits blocking or slowing traffic.</text></comment>