Franken: Ted Cruz Doesn’t Understand What Net Neutrality Is

CROWLEY You are a ░░░░░░░░ of what s called ░░░░░░░░ neutrality FRANKEN Yes CROWLEY ░░░░░░░░ in its most simplified ░░░░░░░░ is treating Internet content ░░░░░░░░ FRANKEN Right CROWLEY No ░░░░░░░░ lanes as they say ░░░░░░░░ Right CROWLEY for the ░░░░░░░░ Amazon or FRANKEN Whoever ░░░░░░░░ afford it CROWLEY whoever ░░░░░░░░ afford to pay for ░░░░░░░░ fast lane broader width ░░░░░░░░ Right CROWLEY And just ░░░░░░░░ start up all treated ░░░░░░░░ same FRANKEN Exactly CROWLEY ░░░░░░░░ is it that is ░░░░░░░░ FRANKEN Nothing Laughter CROWLEY ░░░░░░░░ if nothing s broken ░░░░░░░░ is the government wanting ░░░░░░░░ fix it FRANKEN Well ░░░░░░░░ s broken is that ░░░░░░░░ current FCC has suggested ░░░░░░░░ to paid prioritization or ░░░░░░░░ lanes So let s ░░░░░░░░ back what net neutrality ░░░░░░░░ All content is treated ░░░░░░░░ It travels essentially at ░░░░░░░░ same speed if you ░░░░░░░░ so that CNN s ░░░░░░░░ a blog from a ░░░░░░░░ in Duluth Minnesota travels ░░░░░░░░ the same speed The ░░░░░░░░ York Times travels their ░░░░░░░░ travels at the same ░░░░░░░░ That s the way ░░░░░░░░ s been from the ░░░░░░░░ and we want to ░░░░░░░░ it that way CROWLEY ░░░░░░░░ Netflix wants you to ░░░░░░░░ to have that little ░░░░░░░░ in your house when ░░░░░░░░ re looking at Netflix ░░░░░░░░ could pay more and ░░░░░░░░ on a in the ░░░░░░░░ lane as it were ░░░░░░░░ Yes and let me ░░░░░░░░ you why this is ░░░░░░░░ terrible terrible terrible idea ░░░░░░░░ have a fast lane ░░░░░░░░ ll give you an ░░░░░░░░ with YouTube Before YouTube ░░░░░░░░ was this thing called ░░░░░░░░ video that Google had ░░░░░░░░ it wasn t very ░░░░░░░░ The guys who started ░░░░░░░░ were three guys over ░░░░░░░░ pizzeria in San Mateo ░░░░░░░░ They created a superior ░░░░░░░░ YouTube and it traveled ░░░░░░░░ the same speed as ░░░░░░░░ video and people liked ░░░░░░░░ better So YouTube won ░░░░░░░░ it was better And ░░░░░░░░ few years later Google ░░░░░░░░ YouTube for 1 65 ░░░░░░░░ OK So this is ░░░░░░░░ guys above a pizzeria ░░░░░░░░ was started in a ░░░░░░░░ room at a college ░░░░░░░░ s the innovation that ░░░░░░░░ have seen in on ░░░░░░░░ Internet since the very ░░░░░░░░ It s always been ░░░░░░░░ neutrality has always been ░░░░░░░░ CROWLEY What about the ░░░░░░░░ that this now takes ░░░░░░░░ internet providers like Comcast ░░░░░░░░ AT T and gives ░░░░░░░░ no real reason to ░░░░░░░░ that they will hold ░░░░░░░░ on expanding the band ░░░░░░░░ about that argument FRANKEN ░░░░░░░░ s baloney That s ░░░░░░░░ They want they ve ░░░░░░░░ doing this all along ░░░░░░░░ ve been doing this ░░░░░░░░ the beginning of the ░░░░░░░░ This isn t going ░░░░░░░░ stop All this stops ░░░░░░░░ from doing is make ░░░░░░░░ whole bunch of extra ░░░░░░░░ but this is not ░░░░░░░░ to stop them from ░░░░░░░░ the country CROWLEY I ░░░░░░░░ to this is obviously ░░░░░░░░ the political realm We ░░░░░░░░ the president weighing in ░░░░░░░░ it this past week ░░░░░░░░ wanted to read you ░░░░░░░░ from an op ed ░░░░░░░░ Senator Ted Cruz wrote ░░░░░░░░ the issue FRANKEN OK ░░░░░░░░ Net neutrality is ObamaCare ░░░░░░░░ the Internet It would ░░░░░░░░ the government in charge ░░░░░░░░ determining Internet prices terms ░░░░░░░░ service and what types ░░░░░░░░ products and services can ░░░░░░░░ delivered leading to fewer ░░░░░░░░ fewer opportunities and higher ░░░░░░░░ Government regulated utilities invariably ░░░░░░░░ innovation and freedom Your ░░░░░░░░ FRANKEN He has it ░░░░░░░░ wrong He just doesn ░░░░░░░░ understand what this issue ░░░░░░░░ We ve had net ░░░░░░░░ in the entire history ░░░░░░░░ the Internet So when ░░░░░░░░ says this is the ░░░░░░░░ ObamaCare was a government ░░░░░░░░ that fixed something that ░░░░░░░░ things This is about ░░░░░░░░ something so it stays ░░░░░░░░ same This would keep ░░░░░░░░ exactly the same as ░░░░░░░░ ve been And the ░░░░░░░░ happens by the value ░░░░░░░░ something.”