{"id":6225,"date":"2015-06-29T08:49:25","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T08:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/matthewzeitlin\/verizon-morse-code"},"modified":"2015-06-29T08:49:25","modified_gmt":"2015-06-29T08:49:25","slug":"morse-code-vs-typewriter-which-angry-verizon-net-neutrality-rant-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/6225","title":{"rendered":"Morse Code Vs. Typewriter: Which Angry Verizon Net Neutrality Rant Wins?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe telecommunications giant is not happy about today’s FCC vote approving strict new regulations on internet providers.<\/b> But the result is a couple of amusing press releases.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n View this image ›<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t In response, Verizon argued that the rules being applied were outdated relics from a previous communications era and would regulate the internet like the early telephone networks of the 1930s.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n View this image ›<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t Here’s what Verizon’s Morse code FCC response actually says:<\/p>\t\t— rh_brown (@Rich Brown)\t\t<\/a>\t<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n View this image ›<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t John Oliver’s net neutrality bit led to so many comments<\/a> that the FCC’s commenting system broke down.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n2.<\/span> Verizon is not happy about today’s FCC vote<\/a> to treat broadband internet as a public utility, just like telephone lines.<\/h2>\t
\t\n3.<\/span> After today’s vote, Verizon put out two official replies: one in morse code<\/a> and one using a type writer font and dated “1934” instead of “2015.”<\/a> The Communiations Act, which gives the FCC the authority to reclassify broadband, was written in 1934.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n4.<\/span> First, the morse code.<\/h2> \t\t\t
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\n6.<\/span> And the old-timey typewriter.<\/h2> \t\t\t
\n7.<\/span> Is this a cringeworthy attempt reduce a crucial public policy debate down to gimmicky press releases? Sure. But it’s also reflective of a fight where one of the deadliest weapons was a viral video.<\/h2>\t
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