Obama could replace this corporate hack and Fifth Columnist with one of the other members of the FCC who are open to actual net neutrality. Wheeler will gut net neutrality; that’s what he was appointed to do. Everything good that Obama has done could be destroyed if Wheeler makes his decision against Net Neutrality. He’d be remembered as the President who lost the Internet on his watch! Still, Congress may still come to the rescue. “…Its still unclear what rules Wheeler has in mind for Internet providers. Analysts and officials close to the agency say that momentum has been building recently for far more aggressive regulations than Wheeler had initially proposed. Advocates of strong net neutrality, including President Obama, have urged the FCC to begin regulating Internet service providers using the same law it uses to oversee telephone companies — Title II of the Communications Act. Industry advocates have resisted that call, saying the FCC should continue to lightly regulate Internet providers under Title I of the act. […] The timing indicates Wheeler does not see the need for more public input on the benefits and drawbacks of using Title II, as earlier reports suggested. It also implies the FCC will not be able to avoid a showdown with Congress over net neutrality. Republican lawmakers are expected to introduce legislation this month to preempt any FCC rule on the subject……”
Posted on: Sat, 03 Jan 2015 21:08:48 +0000
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