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42. Sensible Oversight...

Sat Feb 9, 2013, 11:43 PM

Feb 2013

Absolutely ... This made sense, and to think that we've arrived at the fascist state where those who CAN afford can continue. It's an affront to democracy to continue the way we've gone.

Susan Crawford, Mr. President..... Susan Crawford!

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Bill Moyers: Why U.S. Internet Access is Slow, Costly and Unfair [View all] marmar Feb 2013 OP

K&R Sherman A1 Feb 2013 #1

Du rec. Nt xchrom Feb 2013 #2

I completely agree. BlueCaliDem Feb 2013 #3

Depends on what part of the US you live in. Chakab Feb 2013 #7

You lucky DAWG! BlueCaliDem Feb 2013 #10

How about this. timdog44 Feb 2013 #24

I'm on Mediacom SteveG Feb 2013 #28

ever hear of Hughes Net? druidity33 Feb 2013 #31

No DSL in your neck of the woods? nt MADem Feb 2013 #47

Phone lines are too old... druidity33 Feb 2013 #61

That is a real pity--so your choices are dial-up and MADem Feb 2013 #70

Damn!! LiberalFighter Feb 2013 #29

Oklahoma City, Cox Cable...FWIW Wednesdays Feb 2013 #34

Did you know that there's a rule ohheckyeah Feb 2013 #45

And you likely pay too much for it newthinking Feb 2013 #51

100 MB/S??? Wow! I have Time Warner and for internet it's great. I get like 60 MB/S. Initech Feb 2013 #58

This is what my $12 a month gets me. MattSh Feb 2013 #59

You're three times as fast and 1/4 the price of me. malthaussen Feb 2013 #63

4X faster than my speed and half of my price. nt emmadoggy Feb 2013 #78

More reason to want to go back home. . . (Ukraine) Paula Sims Feb 2013 #88

Using an LI server, I get: malthaussen Feb 2013 #62

Yeah, also notice that it says emmadoggy Feb 2013 #74

I know that this type of service is exetremely rare in the US. Chakab Feb 2013 #84

Do you mind me asking how much that service emmadoggy Feb 2013 #85

The exact cost is complicated Chakab Feb 2013 #86

I loved Optimum Autumn Colors Feb 2013 #82

I used to work for a phone company as a programmer. djean111 Feb 2013 #4

I used to work for an ISP... Aquavit Feb 2013 #55

70 is the price for their high speed xmas74 Feb 2013 #66

Nothing changes but the changes with the telcos. lpbk2713 Feb 2013 #5

Can I buy a heart for Bill Moyers? bvar22 Feb 2013 #6

You know, that's something you might want to mention to Skinner. aquart Feb 2013 #17

I'm going to have to read this guy's book... secondvariety Feb 2013 #8

And their signals cross through our public airspace, ground, and rights-of-way NBachers Feb 2013 #9

Bill Moyers is a national treasure upi402 Feb 2013 #11

Yes. Which is a problem for those of us who wish to vote for Hillary. aquart Feb 2013 #13

Hillary promoted NAFTA and was on WalMart's board upi402 Feb 2013 #23

Well, sometimes they grow and learn. aquart Feb 2013 #90

He certainly is. This is a great piece ProfessionalLeftist Feb 2013 #21

+1000 DeSwiss Feb 2013 #44

Privatization is NOT in the public interest. aquart Feb 2013 #12

Other countries made major public investments. Correlation? OFC. nt EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #14

BS. Clinton handed Verizon and AT&T billions of our money. They stole it and walked Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #43

Bill Moyers re Interrnet ReRe Feb 2013 #15

Rural Internet access would be a good issue for Dems gulliver Feb 2013 #16

+1 Overseas Feb 2013 #37

x1000 libtodeath Feb 2013 #87

Abso-fucken-lutely! Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #89

I'm out in the country stuck with Earthlink (AT&T) Elwood P Dowd Feb 2013 #18

Because a basic need is once again hostage to a capitalist profit libtodeath Feb 2013 #19

Well what would one expect.... INdemo Feb 2013 #20

Yep. And it's going to be the death of us. marmar Feb 2013 #30

As long as the US = Capitalism then we will be at the mercy of greed above all else. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #22

just ran a test rickford66 Feb 2013 #25

We're in a high-tech area and this is what I get with broadband.... OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #26

contrast yours with this: corkhead Feb 2013 #32

Wow. After seeing yours, I feel pretty fortunate. nt. OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #33

Right about on par with this hellhole where I live GoCubsGo Feb 2013 #64

Hey! Our download speeds match! savebigbird Feb 2013 #71

I really wish we did not deal with Time Warner and their BS polices... mrdmk Feb 2013 #39

Did you notice that you are "faster than 75% of US"? Curmudgeoness Feb 2013 #41

An oligarchy run by capitalists .... MindMover Feb 2013 #27

K & R Wounded Bear Feb 2013 #35

K&R. I'd love to see her as chair of the FCC! Overseas Feb 2013 #36

On The Media had a good segment w/David Cay Johnston on this... MinM Feb 2013 #38

Well, our govt needs to do something about this. EVERYONE in our country should Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #40

Sensible Oversight... MrMickeysMom Feb 2013 #42

Sign the White House petition to appoint Susan Crawford to the FCC. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #46

+100! snot Feb 2013 #48

Spread it around. n/t Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #50

B BainsBane Feb 2013 #49

I have friends in 2cd world locations with faster speeds lol newthinking Feb 2013 #52

Commies have faster internet speeds than the US? area51 Feb 2013 #57

This is so needed in rural areas. LeftInTX Feb 2013 #53

Glad that somebody that people will actually listen to is finally talking about this. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #54

The reason why internet speeds are so slow and expensive is the fact they don't have competition, Chisox08 Feb 2013 #56

Many years ago in a land far away, competition meant better service ... MindMover Feb 2013 #93

Time Warner Cable... VenusRising Feb 2013 #60

Its the future of this "Exceptional America" where Our Government bonniebgood Feb 2013 #65

Change "Internet Access" to "Health Care" and you have the same story Doctor_J Feb 2013 #67

We have been paying an extra $10 a month to use our fancy 4g phones on a 3g network. Grantuspeace Feb 2013 #68

I thought all those xtra fees Gin Feb 2013 #69

Small Town Iowa tclark0404 Feb 2013 #72

I recommend David Kay Johnson's book Fine Print mikeysnot Feb 2013 #73

Cablevision speed Progressive dog Feb 2013 #75

Message auto-removed Gambart Feb 2013 #76

More rightwing talking points. Cobalt Violet Feb 2013 #80

Oh, I'd love to. hunter Feb 2013 #83

I think sometimes my posts come across as anti-technology me b zola Feb 2013 #77

Small town, Iowa. emmadoggy Feb 2013 #79

Couple this with the fact... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2013 #81

Study about world wide broadband speeds... octothorpe Feb 2013 #91

I live in rural Virginia, and this is the absolute best I can do. As you can see, it sucks. phylny Feb 2013 #92