The FCC just posted an ex parte filing from Google in which the search giant makes it feelings on net neutrality and Title II reclassification crystal clear. Here’s the money quote:
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Sausage Factory Tales
I discovered an excellent group blog, Wetmachine, that covers telecom policy, technology, and software. The telecom part is written by Harold Feld, a public-interest attorney, …
FCC’s Third Way Approach
As expected, the FCC has decided to reclassify Internet broadband as a telecommunications service. It’s approach is to apply Title II common carrier requirements to Internet broadband, but forbear most of the provisions except six, those associated with denial of service and unreasonable practices (in other words, net neutrality).
You can read the legal theory behind the reclassification and forbearance here.
Updated: After reading through the legal reasoning behind the FCC decision, I was nodding in agreement with some of the ideas being explored. One is that different parts of Internet communications require separate regulatory approaches.Continue reading