The issue of net neutrality involves a significant government power grab

April 13, 2024 TruthUSA

In one more mindless “undo what Trump did” move, the Federal Communications Commission aims to reinstate “net neutrality” and give itself greater power over broadband Internet this week.

It’s only taken this long because it took forever for the Biden team to find and confirm another FCC nominee to give Democrats a majority on the commission.

But what’s the need here?

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr testifying at the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing titled Connecting America: Oversight of the FCC — FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr said “broadband speeds in the U.S. have increased, prices are down” and “competition has intensified.” CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Imag

As Republican FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr noted, since the Trumpies nuked net neutrality back in 2017, “broadband speeds in the U.S. have increased, prices are down” and “competition has intensified.”

So why move for “government control of the Internet?”

Because, argued FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel (a Democratic pick): “The pandemic made clear that broadband is an essential service,” which apparently automatically “requires oversight.”

Will big-government-lovers ever stop using the pandemic as an excuse to curb freedoms?

In fact, there was zero reason for it in the first place: President Barack Obama’s FCC even resisted it until the order came down from the White House in 2015 — after much lobbying from streaming services, including Netflix, which figured it was better for their bottom lines.