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[–] damnthefilibuster@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Biden finally recently got the FCC back to protecting people, and not the damn phone and cable companies. Thank god.

Still a lot of mess to clean up though.

[–] damnthefilibuster@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Don’t think they’re gonna undo the damage Pai did though. Dems are always so afraid of undoing the horrors the Reps do. Can’t shake the status quo.

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Man he had 8years to fix this shit when he was vice president what makes you think he's gonna fix anything before the next election?

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

That was a decade ago, and broadband needs are constantly increasing.

That said, the Obama administration 100% used the FCC to increase internet speeds across the US.

https://www.fcc.gov/general/national-broadband-plan