claim: the fcc’s net neutrality policy includes what is "essentially a massive tax increase."
author: mike lee
evidence_1: feb 23, 2015 ... “this is essentially a massive tax increase on the middle class, being ... president  barack obama has urged the fcc to do this in order to protect net neutrality, the  ... that net neutrality rules could increase fees and taxes by $11 billion. ... of  websites—a social package might include facebook and twitter; ...
evidence_2: net neutrality is the principle that internet service providers and governments  regulating most of ... on may 16, 2017, a process began to roll back open  internet rules, in place since 2015. ... applicable concepts include: net neutrality,  open standards, transparency, lack of internet censorship, and low barriers to  entry.
evidence_3: feb 2, 2017 ... new fcc boss ajit pai is his predecessor's exact opposite, and that has open ...  for net neutrality, title ii, zero rating, competition, and other big issues. ....  because there is no legal authority for the fcc to essentially govern that type ...  not the first time the fcc tried to impose net-neutrality policies onto isps.
evidence_4: jan 26, 2015 ... “this is essentially a massive tax increase on the middle class, being passed ...  below, that urges foes of so-called "net neutrality" to fight the administration. ...  president obama came out a few weeks ago urging the fcc to vote to .... poll: 70 % support trump's immigration policies, want americans hired first.
evidence_5: feb 26, 2015 ... the new rules, based on the principles of "net neutrality," act to provide equal ...  the new rules essentially maintain the status quo. ... it will apply only a tiny  fraction of those rules and won't regulate rates and increase taxes.