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FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules Struck Down by Federal Appeals Court (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works 151 points 2 days ago (5 children)

If the FCC can't regulate anything I guess I'll just run a high power jammer and block all cell signal in the area.

[–] westyvw@lemm.ee 38 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Wait! You will get in trouble for that. Instead you need to have an LLC that does that for Profit somehow. Then all is forgiven!

[–] horse_battery_staple@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's a privacy subscription service.

[–] bhamlin@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

Privacy? You can't have privacy.

It's to block access to CSAM. Shame it blocks everything else.

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Bonus points if it involves an "app".

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

Put hundreds of them in a pretty boxes, form an LLC, get a few VCs to sign on, flip the switch, then charge a monthly fee to "open previously-inacessible service areas to cellular customers" and you'll have a successful startup!

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 days ago

Hold on, GumpyDuckling... checks clipboard tsk tsk, I see here you're not wealthy enough to effectively lobby to get us in trouble; I'm afraid that'll be a $10,000 fine.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Ah but technically it's still illegal to disrupt emergency services and also leaves you liable to lawsuits.

But yeah, the FCC in particular can't stop you from doing that.

[–] GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ahh, but you can subscribe to my private emergency services on my own frequencies which aren't blocked, then nobody can block mine because they are the only available emergency service frequency.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The word used is "Disrupt" which implies you cannot impede access to them even if you offer an alternative method.

[–] GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 days ago

Call the cops then, oh wait.

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

Sure they will!

https://www.fcc.gov/enforcement/orders

They'd be more than happy to fine you 10k for that.

I'm not completely clear on what happens if you don't pay though....