Comments on: Google Slaps FCC Silly

By: Mark Sullivan

Mark Sullivan — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:34:05 +0000

I just happened upon this. It's a bad memory. Just to set the record straight, the editors at Light Reading took Andrew's quote from its original context in my story and made it the headline. They knew they were conveying a message that was false, and they did it anyway. It was a naked attempt at getting clicks for the fledgling site. So there you go -- four years later, there's my side of the story.

By: Brandon davenport

Brandon davenport — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 07:51:29 +0000

Hello there andrew and everyone else who said the fcc sucks because they do suck and kevin martin is a coward i wrote him 3 times and he well not get back to me to defend his fines against CBS. anyway i truly do think the fcc are a bunch of bullys and also they well not fine actors and actress because they know hollywood would put them out of order from me Brandon davenport

By: Jesse Kopelman

Jesse Kopelman — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 22:01:23 +0000

That the FCC sucks is the key reason we need Net Neutrality. If it remains a judgement call issue like it is now, the FCC will get it wrong.

By: Andrew McLaughlin

Andrew McLaughlin — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 08:50:21 +0000

Hi, this is Andrew McLaughlin. I know you're going to find this shocking -- journalists always report things accurately, after all -- but I didn't say that the FCC sucks. Rather, the opposite. What I did at the VON panel was list the 5 top arguments of libertarian opponents of Net Neutrality. Number 5 on that list: The FCC sucks, and can't be trusted to regulate in a lighthanded way. Note: Not my argument. Rather, that's the other side's argument, and the one that has to be addressed by proponents of Net Neutrality (like me!). I even later joked about the inevitability of being misquoted. And yes, sure enough.

Someone who saw the panel compared this bit of journalism to the story about the guy who is getting beat up by the goon squad for being a Communist. He says, "But I'm not a Communist, I'm an Anti-Communist." The head goon says, "I don't care what kind of Communist you are," as they continue the beating.

--andrew

By: Charlie Sierra

Charlie Sierra — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 06:11:18 +0000

SBC knows full well that the FCC sucks, that's why they spend so much money to own the FCC.

Google's problem is that while they can identify the problem, what they really want for themselves is to be in SBC's position.

Google: We're the same ole devil, but with a new name.

By: Mr WaveTheory

Mr WaveTheory — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 21:15:19 +0000

Looks like Google just filed their 10-K. Mr WaveTheory posted his analysis of the trends cited in the 10k in this posting … Google filed their 10-K. Very insightful.

By: Jay

Jay — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 10:47:02 +0000

Perhaps SBC honestly tells the FCC it sucks considering all mega-telcos bankroll those who appoint the FCC in the first place. Remember that nine-letter word corruption?

By: moo

moo — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 08:05:15 +0000

Considering Google put out sensitive financial information for the whole world to see, this is not too bad. :D