http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-20004465-38.html
Comcast: FCC opening Net neutrality door ‘scary’
PALO ALTO, Calif.—A Comcast executive on Friday took aim at federal regulators’ recent Net neutrality decision, saying the move could apply the “heavy burden of regulation” designed for the analog telephone network to the Internet.
Joseph Waz, Comcast’s senior vice president for external affairs, said the Federal Communications Commission appears to be “well-intentioned” in its decision announced earlier this week. (See CNET’s FAQ on the topic.)
But, at a Stanford University conference, Waz said federal regulation “cannot be guided by good intentions alone” and “what could be applied once you’ve opened the door is scary.” A future FCC, for instance, could choose to use the precedent to impose more telephone-era rules such as price regulation.
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski’s proposal—which will probably take the better part of a year to turn into formal regulations—”ultimately opens the door to the entire heavy burden of regulation,” Waz said. He added that he has a 16-page legal memorandum drafted by Comcast’s attorneys to read later in the day.
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Attack first. Attack early. And don’t stop until it’s D.E.D. ded!
You know darned well that if the government gets a toehold, regulating content will not be far behind. If google loves it, it can’t be good for other living things.