Re FreePress is suing the FCC. Here's how the process works.

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Rich Kulawiec <rsk () gsp org>
> Date: December 31, 2017 at 5:41:57 AM EST
> To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
> Subject: Re: Fwd: [IP] Re FreePress is suing the FCC. Here's how the process works.
>
> (For IP, if you wish)
>
> I ask that those of you writing in this thread step back for a moment
> and consider your situation: you all enjoy wealth and privilege, and thus
> (at least) a modicum of choices as well as the means to pay for them.
>
> Not everyone is so fortunate.  In fact, most people aren't nearly so.
> Most people don't have the luxury of multiple providers of high-speed
> (or in some cases, any) connectivity.  Most people can't really afford
> one provider, let alone two or three.  Most people don't have the time
> and energy and money to invest in switching carriers.  Most people don't
> have the technical expertise to do this, or to segregate their traffic,
> or to use any of the other similar workarounds.  They're too busy trying
> to keep a roof over their heads, to put food on the table, and to not
> go bankrupt from medical bills.
>
> You enjoy the luxuries of wealth and location and education -- and good
> for you.  But do recognize that you are the elite few, and please don't
> glibly assume that what is a trivial matter for you -- a choice to be
> exercised on a whim -- is so for others.  It's not.  And don't assume
> that just because the demise of net neutrality will likely leave you
> unscathed (or nearly so) that it will do the same for others.  It won't.
>
> ---rsk



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