"Some backers of applying network neutrality protections on edge providers as
well as ISPs have noted the Apple slowing and likened it to the kind of
throttling edge providers accuse ISPs of engaging in."
Yes, the link between these two evils is obvious. The very big difference
being, it's easy enough to ditch iPhones and buy some brand that is less into
walled garden tactics. Much more difficult to choose a different home broadband
provider.
Back to the basics: there is a well-defined difference, in the telecom act of
1996, and all similar laws that came before, between a telecom service provider
and any USER of the telecom service. Even if, among the unwashed masses, this
distinction is lost, for the FCC to not get it is almost, you know, criminal
negligence. For the FCC Chairman to make light of this, only to benefit of 3-4
companies that he is clearly beholden to, and to the detriment of everyone
else, is not to be tolerated.
"FCC chairman Ajit Pai suggests the parade of horribles whipped up by foes of
his network neutrality rule rollback order are just meant to feed into a false
narrative, and that the real story is that edge providers are a bigger threat
to an open net than ISPs and could use some of the transparency the FCC will be
requiring of ISPs in its new Restoring Internet Freedom order."
Is it just me, or does this not sound like a guilty person pathetically trying
to deflect blame? Guess what? Apple's shady practices are none of your
business, FCC. Your job is the telecoms. If the telecoms are behaving
improperly, it's your job to stop them. If my aunt is behaving in a way you
don't like, you can go pound sand. Do your job, FCC. Quit trying to distract
everyone with specious arguments.
Bert
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http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/washington/reps-react-dojsec-investigation-apple-phones/171488
Washington
Feb 01, 2018 10:48 AM ET
Reps. React to DOJ/SEC Investigation of Apple Phones
Call for working together to promote innovation and accountability in tech
sector
By John Eggerton
A pair of Democratic legislators who pressed Apple on what appeared to be their
built-in iPhone obsolescence are taking a wait and see approach now that the
Department of Justice and SEC are investigating the computer company's slowing
of older iPhones.
Apple has said it was simply trying to preserve battery life and prevent
unexpected shutdowns and not artificially shorten the life of its product.
Reps. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.), ranking member of the House Investigative and
Oversight Committee, and Emanuel Cleaver II (D-Mo.), who wrote Apple CEO Tim
Cook with concerns about that software that slowed older phones performance,
said that Apple has since offered to provide insight into why they made that
modification and had only gentle words of caution for the company.
"Leading companies and innovators should not only 'think different,' they
should 'act differently' when it comes to customer transparency and inclusion,"
they said. "While we don't know what will come of the DOJ and SEC probes, we do
know that all of us can work together to reach constructive solutions that
promote innovation and accountability in the tech sector."
Some backers of applying network neutrality protections on edge providers as
well as ISPs have noted the Apple slowing and likened it to the kind of
throttling edge providers accuse ISPs of engaging in.
FCC chair Ajit Pai last month suggested the parade of horribles whipped up by
foes of his network-neutrality rule rollback order is just meant to feed into a
false narrative, and that the real story is that edge providers are a bigger
threat to an open internet than ISPs and could use some of the transparency the
FCC will be requiring of ISPs.
For example, Apple did not tell customers older phones were slowed to save
battery life.
FCC chairman Ajit Pai suggests the parade of horribles whipped up by foes of
his network neutrality rule rollback order are just meant to feed into a false
narrative, and that the real story is that edge providers are a bigger threat
to an open net than ISPs and could use some of the transparency the FCC will be
requiring of ISPs in its new Restoring Internet Freedom order.
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