[192696] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Eisenach & the FCC - was: [Re: Here we go again.]
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mel Beckman)
Sun Nov 13 16:51:01 2016
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From: Mel Beckman <mel@beckman.org>
To: "surfer@mauigateway.com" <surfer@mauigateway.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2016 21:37:02 +0000
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Before this snowball gets any bigger, I would like to reiterate the previou=
s commenter calling for this present political discussion to move elsewhere=
. Here's the NANOG AUP we've all agreed to:
NANOG Acceptable Use Policy
* Discussion will focus on Internet operational and technical issues as des=
cribed in the charter of NANOG<https://www.nanog.org/history/charter>.
* Postings of issues inconsistent with the charter are prohibited.
* Postings of political, philosophical, and legal nature are prohibited.
You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here.
-mel
On Nov 13, 2016, at 12:49 PM, Scott Weeks <surfer@mauigateway.com<mailto:su=
rfer@mauigateway.com>> wrote:
--- jfmezei_nanog@vaxination.ca<mailto:jfmezei_nanog@vaxination.ca> wrote:
The president elect chose Mr Eisenach to help fill jobs in FCC
and other telecom areas of govt.
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That'll have impact on ops, if some of the papers are correct.
Briefly:
https://www.engadget.com/2016/11/09/under-trump-the-future-of-net-neutralit=
y-and-broadband-is-uncert
"Eisenach has made a career out of crusading against industry
regulation"
"...authored several papers and op-ed pieces that were funded by
Net Neutrality opponents ..."
http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-fcc-net-neutrality-zero-rating-=
policy-future-2016-11
"The Economics of Zero Rating." In it, Eisenach defends the concept,
writing that "broad-based bans or restrictions on zero-rating plans
are likely to be counterproductive and harm consumer welfare."
Interesting times ahead...
scott
