Posted on 06/18/2010 7:43:56 AM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/68003
FCC Moves to Regulate InternetEven Though the Law Calls for Internet to be Unfettered by Federal or State Regulation
Friday, June 18, 2010
By Matt Cover, Staff Writer
(CNSNews.com)
SNIPPET: This last approach, presented at the hearing as the third way, is the preferred avenue of Genachowski, who unveiled the plan in May.
The third way approach would still allow the government the authority to heavily regulate the Internet because it would be classified as a telecom service. However, under this approach, the FCC claims it will exercise forbearance, a regulatory doctrine whereby the government promises not use its regulatory authority in most cases.
Commissioner Michael Copps, at the FCC, sought to frame the issue in terms of consumer protection, claiming that consumers find themselves in quite a box because government, he claimed, had been all but shorn of the authority to regulate Internet service.
Copps said he was worried about relying purely on the private sector for Internet-based innovation, saying that the problems of such an approach could be seen in the 2008 financial collapse and the recent Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
We need to reclaim our authority, Copps said.
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Third Way
Various ^ | September 1, 2009 | n/a
Posted on September 1, 2009 6:06:44 PM PDT by Cindy
I heard a news brief referencing The Third Way.
Lets take a look ON THE INTERNET.
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