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Not only did we give the big telecoms hundreds of billions of dollars to build fibre (that they pocketed), but now they're deciding that even asking for that is too much.
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Can we abolish JavaScript as a web standard too? It's discriminatory against my Commodore 64
This but unironically.
fiber optic is DEI
Diversity of Ethernet Interfaces
Da Evil Internet
Wtf is this "no child left behind" bullshit?
"Little Jimmy can't read, so it would be unfair to teach the rest of you how to read".
All children left behind. It saves money
Nope, nope see this still isn't technologically neutral. It's not fair to dial-up and DSL. They had better lower the standard down to 56kbps upload and download to be fair. Not dial-up's fault it can't push faster speeds and it's pure DEI agenda not to set the bar at the slowest, oldest tech that someone is still making money off of. Pure discrimination against internet over telephone lines even allowing these faster speed options at all really if you think about it.
It's not fair to people who still prefer to communicate via carrier pigeon. They should slow it all down further so it is more fair.
real
DSL is getting pretty close to a gigabit here. Incredible what they can get through a phone line.
Failed state activities
This argument should only be applied to cars 
Please oh please some rich rural person sue tf out of the FCC. 🙏
lol