Nothing to see here, people. Move along.
Posted on 05/05/2010 2:04:02 PM PDT by abb
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski has decided to reregulate Internet lines to protect net neutrality, siding with consumer groups and Internet companies worried that Internet providers have too much power.
On Wednesday, Mr. Genachowski's staff began briefing the FCC's commissioners on how they will propose to regulate Internet lines under rules that were written for traditional phone networks. Some of those rules won't be applied to Internet networks, FCC officials say, but others will be used to enforce net neutrality, or regulations that require Internet providers to treat traffic equally and not slow or block websites.
Phone and cable companies opposed the FCC reclassifying regulation of Internet lines under Title 2 of the Communications Act, which was written for traditional phone networks and includes provisions such as rate regulations.
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(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...
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Power ghraib.
I-have-no-idea-what-this-means-bookmark.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/452298-FCC_to_Adopt_Title_II_Lite_Approach_to_Web_Regulation.php
FCC to Adopt “Title II Lite” Approach to Web Regulation
Commission will unveil legal approach to clarify authority to regulate the Internet
http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/96273-fcc-to-make-move-on-net-neutrality-thursday
FCC to make move on net neutrality
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/05/AR2010050504247.html
FCC to impose some new regulations on broadband
FCC = Federal Communications Commission. That's really all you need to know.
/mark
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Well, I figured that if the government’s getting into something, it CAN’T be a good thing. I was just hoping for more details as to how it might affect the consumers.
It means that porn packets will get the same priority as your PowerPoint presentation packets.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2010/05/fcc_chair_to_classify_portions.html
Genachowski to reclassify portions of broadband to assert FCC authority over Internet access
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josh-silver/fcc-to-restore-authority_b_565086.html
FCC to Restore Authority Over Net Neutrality, Broadband Service: Netroots Backlash Cited
(Yet Another Government Power Grab)
Yeah.. Hurry up Obama! Get all this other sh*t done while everyone’s talking about WMD attacks, oil rig explosions, coal mine explosions, and refinery explosions (which are ALL coincidences, of course).
Gubment by fiat.
It means that porn packets will get the same priority as your PowerPoint presentation packets.
And also, that Free Republic packets will be processed just as fast as porn packets ... LOL ...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josh-silver/congress-to-fcc-do-whatev_b_564630.html
Congress to FCC: Do Whatever It Takes to Protect the Internet
The Obama Doctrine
If Congress does not give me the power to do what I want; I will just have the bureaucrats re-interpret existing law to do what I want.
It means that companies that used their own capital to build network infrastructure will not be allowed to decide for themselves what is the most effective and profitable use for their investment. The government will tell them what they can do.
It’s great that the government feels individuals and businesses and too stupid to determine how to best spend their time and money. No one needs to think for themselves anymore, the government will do all the thinking for us. And we know how much experience the Obama administration has in running private businesses.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josh-silver/congress-to-fcc-do-whatev_b_564630.html
Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, sent a letter to Genachowski giving him the green light to “reclassify” broadband under Title II of the Telecommunications Act — the only way the FCC can protect an open Internet and get high-speed service to low income and rural America.
http://docs.house.gov/energycommerce/05052010/Genachowski.FCC.2010.05.05.pdf
The Honorable Julius Genachowski
Chairman
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20554
Dear Chairman Genachowski:
May 5, 2010
Broadband is not just a technology; it is a platform for social, economic, and educational
opportunity.
As a result, we are concerned that the Federal Communications Commission’s authority to protect broadband consumers and implement important aspects of the National Broadband Plan has been called into question by the opinion of the United States Court of Appeals in Comcast Corporation v. Federal Communications Commission. Specifically, questions have been raised about the Commission’s authority to move forward with its efforts to promote broadband adoption and deployment in unserved and underserved areas, safeguard consumer privacy, provide consumers with complete and accurate information about broadband service
offerings, protect an open Internet, and strengthen public safety communications and
cybersecurity.
We believe that it is essential for the Commission to have oversight over these aspects of
broadband policy, because they are vitally important to consumers and our growing digital
economy. For this reason, in the near term, we want the agency to use all of its existing authority
to protect consumers and pursue the broad objectives of the National Broadband Plan.
To accomplish these objectives, the Commission should consider all viable options. This
includes a change in classification, provided that doing so entails a light regulatory touch, with
appropriate use of forbearance authority.
In the long term, if there is a need to rewrite the law to provide consumers, the
Commission, and industry with a new framework for telecommunications policy, we are
committed as Committee Chairmen to doing so.
We believe both Congress and the Commission have roles to play in fostering the rapid
deployment and dissemination of broadband across the country. We look forward to working
with you and making progress in this process.
Henry A. Waxman
Chairman
House Committee on Energy and Commerce Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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