ALERT: FCC Approves Biden Administration’s Plan For Internet Takeover

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the Biden administration’s plan for the federal government to take full control of the internet in the name of “digital equity” and preventing “digital discrimination.”

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr objected to the “unprecedented” and “unlawful” plan to give the Administrative State effective control of all Internet services and infrastructure.

Next week, the FCC will vote on President Biden’s plan to give the Administrative State effective control of all Internet services and infrastructure.

I oppose President Biden’s sweeping, unprecedented, and unlawful plan.https://t.co/m4EE4s4d4B pic.twitter.com/ZMafDVG6Cd

— Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC) November 6, 2023

“So last month, President Biden gave the FCC its marching orders. The President called on the FCC to implement a one-page section of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Infrastructure Act) by adopting new rules of breathtaking scope, all in the name of ‘digital equity,’” Carr wrote in a letter criticizing the plan.

“For the first time ever, those rules would give the federal government a roving mandate to micromanage nearly every aspect of how the Internet functions—from how ISPs allocate capital and where they build, to the services that consumers can purchase; from the profits that ISPs can realize and how they market and advertise services, to the discounts and promotions that consumers can receive. Talk about central planning,” he added.

Read Carr’s full letter:

“The FCC voted today on a plan that gives the Federal government full control over the Internet. The plan passed by a 3-2 margin,” The Highwire writes.

THE FCC JUST VOTED TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE INTERNEThttps://t.co/6OxeYBmCuq

— The HighWire (@HighWireTalk) November 15, 2023

“The Federal Communications Commission has adopted final rules to prevent digital discrimination of access to broadband services based on income level, race, ethnicity, color, religion, or national origin. Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the FCC is required to adopt rules to ensure that all Americans have equal access to reliable, high-speed broadband services without discrimination based on the characteristics listed in the statute,” the FCC wrote in a press release.

“The new rules establish a framework to facilitate equal access to broadband internet services by preventing digital discrimination of access. Under these rules, the FCC can protect consumers by directly addressing companies’ policies and practices if they differentially impact consumers’ access to broadband internet access service or are intended to do so, and by applying these protections to ensure communities see equitable broadband deployment, network upgrades, and maintenance,” the agency added.

“Under the new rules, the Commission can investigate possible instances of discrimination of broadband access, work with companies to solve problems, facilitate mediation, and, when necessary, penalize companies for violating the rules. The FCC will review consumer complaints of digital discrimination of access through an improved consumer complaint portal and staff will meet monthly to assess trends in complaint patterns. Finally, the Commission adopted model policies and best practices that will support states, local and Tribal governments in their efforts to combat digital discrimination,” the agency wrote.

Read the full press release:

Per The Highwire:

The decision means that the Biden Administration is well on its way to implementing the plan that FCC commissioner Brendan Carr said “…reads like a planning document drawn up in the faculty lounge of a university’s Soviet Studies Department.” Commissioner Carr sent out his letter of dissent last week to warn the public about this “unlawful power grab” that “chooses central planning over free market capitalism.”

The plan is marketed as though it will prevent digital discrimination and a way to ensure equal access to broadband internet in the United States. While equal access is a component of liberty and freedom, this plan gives sweeping access and regulatory control over all aspects of the Internet business. According to the plan document, the FCC would have the power to regulate the following aspects as it relates to each Internet Service Provider:

“Network infrastructure deployment, network reliability, network upgrades, network maintenance, customer-premises equipment, and installation, speeds, capacities, latency, data caps, throttling, pricing, promotional rates, imposition of late fees, opportunity for equipment rental, installation time, contract renewal terms, service termination terms, and use of customer credit and account history, mandatory arbitration clauses, pricing, deposits, discounts, customer service, language options, credit checks, marketing or advertising, contract renewal, upgrades, account termination, transfers to another covered entity, and service suspension.”

The plan goes on to state that all these aspects need to be within the realm of Federal regulation because they could all affect a consumer’s ability to access broadband. The plan further states, “Consequently, we agree with Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law that adopting a flexible approach is necessary ‘to capture the long tail of intangible variables that are difficult to list exhaustively and are subject to change.’ Second, our definition provides us with the advantage of flexibility, which will “future-proof” our rules as technologies, policies, and practices change over time. For these reasons, we reject the argument that by including certain quality of service metrics in 60506(a)(2), Congress foreclosed consideration of other measurable elements of service quality in evaluating whether equal access has been achieved.”

“According to FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr, the Biden administration is planning to hand the administrative state ‘effective control of all internet services.’ Team Biden claims this for ‘digital equity’, but if all this is true, it could be the END of free speech online,” Glenn Beck wrote.

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According to FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr, the Biden administration is planning to hand the administrative state 'effective control of all internet services.' Team Biden claims this for ‘digital equity’, but if all this is true, it could be the END of free speech online. pic.twitter.com/3xbwPcJUin

— Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) November 7, 2023

The Blaze reports:

The 200-page report recommends implementing an exhaustive array of new restrictions that will alter the internet forever. It springs from section 60506 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 2021. This legislation was meant to infuse some federal dollars into America’s sagging internet infrastructure. Unfortunately, this vote will grant the FCC the power to control nearly every aspect of internet infrastructure in the name of our secular gods of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

The TL;DR of the obtuse rules is the ability to censor, control, and regulate internet service providers based on vague laws around equity. Most disturbing is that it doesn’t have to be “discrimination” as it’s generally understood but rather “disparate outcomes,” meaning all internet infrastructure must produce perfect equity or face the wrath of the United States government.

The agency’s unelected officials will convene to deliberate on regulations to integrate the latest progressive ideals regarding race and identity into the internet landscape. It’s expected to pass 3-2. It will stifle innovation and impede internet access opportunities, all in pursuit of achieving equity.

If approved, this would mark the first time the FCC would gain the authority to oversee various aspects of every ISP’s service termination policies, including customer credit usage, account history, credit checks, and account termination, among other related matters.

“Black people are being used to push COMMUNISM!” Hotep Jesus said Tuesday, referencing the FCC report.

“The Biden Admin is seeking to take total control of the internet under the guise of ‘digital equity.’ See Biden’s document: Preventing Digital Discrimination Communist Manifesto plank No 6: Centralization of the Means of Communication and Transport in the Hands of the State,” he added.

Black people are being used to push COMMUNISM!

The Biden Admin is seeking to take total control of the internet under the guise of "digital equity."

See Biden's document: Preventing Digital Discrimination

Communist Manifesto plank No 6:

Centralization of the Means of…

— Hotep Jesus (@HotepJesus) November 14, 2023

The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation issued a press release following the FCC’s vote:

U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to finalize its “Digital Discrimination” order:

“Despite admitting there’s ‘little to no evidence’ of discrimination by telecommunications companies, Democrats are hoping to convince the American people that broadband Internet is so racist they need to plow ahead with government-mandated affirmative action and race-based pricing. The only beneficiaries of this Orwellian ‘equity’ plan are overzealous government regulators who want to control the Internet.”

On Monday, Sen. Cruz led 27 of his colleagues in calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to rescind its draft order, which would give the federal government control over nearly every aspect of the Internet while opening broadband providers to expansive, indeterminate, and crippling liability under a “disparate impact” standard.

Read the full letter HERE.