In case there was ever any doubt. Again, wondering what possessed the Chairman
to want to abolish Title II, with *nothing* to take its place.
"Actually, ISPs have said they do not oppose enforceable prohibitions on
blocking and throttling, though paid prioritization is a fuzzier area. What
ISPs do not want is the FCC to continue to define them as common carriers
subject to at least some of what they say are last-century rules that
discourage investment and innovation"
This part always sounds so lame. They *are* common carriers, in their new role
as ISPs. They are *not* mere entertainment nets, as they once used to be. Just
ask those who pay you month in and month out, for Internet connectivity, for
heaven's sake. As to rules that theoretically (although not demonstrably)
"discourage investment," address those with the FCC individually, without
attempting to play by the rules of mere entertainment media.
"ISPs also supported non-common carrier based net-neutrality rules under then
FCC chair Julius Genachowski, except for Verizon, which sued and began the
legal battle that resulted in FCC chair Tom Wheeler's Title II (common carrier)
redefinition in the 2015 Open Internet order, which also included the bright
line rules against blocking, throttling or paid prioritization, as well a
general conduct standard and applying Title II to business-to-business
interconnections as well as last-mile ISP connections to subs."
Well, I trust that the special interests don't expect much sympathy for this,
from their paying customers? Net neutrality existed when there were no
conflicts of interest, yet, between Internet service providers and the Internet
content they transferred, and also prior to that, when dialup ISP competition
was more than ample. There was a huge public outcry back in 2013-2014, when The
People saw ISP misbehavior. No sense rehashing old news. Nothing changed.
People got fed up, and the courts upheld the people. And that public outcry has
now been repeated.
Before attempting to undo what The People clearly want, better have something
ready to take its place, Chairman. As opposed to hiding head in sand,
pretending that no problem exists.
Only Craig could have a hard time getting this.
Bert
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http://www.multichannel.com/news/policy/survey-majority-want-net-neutrality-rules/413617
Survey: Majority Want Net-Neutrality Rules
Republicans, Democrats in general agreement
6/22/2017 10:08 AM Eastern
By: John Eggerton
A new Morning Consult/Politico poll finds that a majority (60%) of respondents
support net-neutrality rules that would prevent ISPs from blocking, throttling
and "prioritizing certain content."
Those are the rules the FCC is reconsidering under chair Ajit Pai.
There was essentially no political divide over that, with 59% of Republicans
and 59% of Democrats supporting such rules, Morning Consult reported. The
margin of error was not available at press time.
The question was asked this way: "As you may know, net neutrality is a set of
rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) which say Internet
Service Providers (ISPs) such as Comcast, Time Warner, AT&T, and Verizon,
cannot block, throttle or prioritize certain content on the Internet. Knowing
this, do you support or oppose net neutrality?"
Actually, ISPs have said they do not oppose enforceable prohibitions on
blocking and throttling, though paid prioritization is a fuzzier area. What
ISPs do not want is the FCC to continue to define them as common carriers
subject to at least some of what they say are last-century rules that
discourage investment and innovation -- and at least leave open the possibility
of rate regulation, either before or after the fact.
ISPs also supported non-common carrier based net-neutrality rules under then
FCC chair Julius Genachowski, except for Verizon, which sued and began the
legal battle that resulted in FCC chair Tom Wheeler's Title II (common carrier)
redefinition in the 2015 Open Internet order, which also included the bright
line rules against blocking, throttling or paid prioritization, as well a
general conduct standard and applying Title II to business-to-business
interconnections as well as last-mile ISP connections to subs.
Pai is proposing rolling back Title II, for both wired and wireless ISPs and
interconnections, getting rid of the general conduct standard, and
reconsidering whether the bright line rules are necessary, or perhaps can be
enforced through other means, including voluntary guidelines ISPs say they will
promise to adhere to. That would mean the Federal Trade Commission could
enforce them as promises that must be kept.
The poll was conducted June 15-19 of 2051 registered voters. The margin of
error is plus or minus 2%.
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