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geardaddy

(24,931 posts)
Tue Dec 5, 2017, 05:51 PM Dec 2017

FCC Chair Unveils Premium Comment Line To Fast-Track Net Neutrality Complaints For $49.99 Per Month

https://www.theonion.com/fcc-chair-unveils-premium-comment-line-to-fast-track-ne-1820986235
WASHINGTON—Following backlash over the agency’s plan to scrap rules ensuring that service providers treat all internet data the same, FCC Chair Ajit Pai unveiled on Monday a premium comment line to fast-track net neutrality complaints, which may be purchased for $49.99 per month. “We hear everyone’s concerns loud and clear, and we are now offering Americans expedited access to the FCC office for less than 50 dollars a month,” said Pai, adding that, for an additional $14.99, users may upgrade to Complaint Line Plus and speak to an actual representative instead of leaving a voicemail message on the FCC’s automated system. “Other premium plans will allow citizens to sound off about the repeal of net neutrality with limited or even no interruptions from ads.” At press time, telecommunications giant Comcast had slowed down the FCC’s complaint line considerably, driving millions of Americans to the FCC complaint line it ran itself.
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FCC Chair Unveils Premium Comment Line To Fast-Track Net Neutrality Complaints For $49.99 Per Month (Original Post) geardaddy Dec 2017 OP
Uhh...WTF?? Bengus81 Dec 2017 #1
It's The Onion. geardaddy Dec 2017 #2
LOL...thanks,got me! Bengus81 Dec 2017 #3
When it comes time that we can't discern satire from reality... Hong Kong Cavalier Dec 2017 #4
Well played, Onion NightWatcher Dec 2017 #5

Hong Kong Cavalier

(4,573 posts)
4. When it comes time that we can't discern satire from reality...
Tue Dec 5, 2017, 06:52 PM
Dec 2017

it's time to get a new reality.

I figured it was the Onion when I saw the headline, but I had to click through to be sure.

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