Posted on 09/02/2010 2:08:05 PM PDT by Andrea19
...[I]mmediately, the far left was up in arms. Gigi Sohn of Public Knowledge said the questions “were extensively explored in not one, but two proceedings.” Media Access Project’s Matt Wood remarked, “The commission asks the same questions time and time again… instead of providing basic answers.” Free Press’s S. Derek Turner declared, “We don’t need more questions from the FCC, we need more answers.” Is this an admission that they didn’t supply correct answers during prior proceedings? Or are they just concerned that the Commission may deviate from an authoritarian approach that regulates the Internet from the top down under an arcane 1930’s law? Regardless, for a bunch of “consumer interest” groups, they obviously don’t think consumers should have anymore say in a public proceeding about how the Internet is (or isn’t) regulated.
The FCC’s move is a welcome sign that they may adopt a more consensus-based approach, as opposed to their originally proposed Title II regulations. But it also raises a few red flags. Given the wording of the notice, no one necessarily expects the FCC to adopt a proposal with limited regulations. The FCC also appears to be punting the issue until after the election, when all the other horrid and unpopular ideas are passed in Washington. This would provide some cushion should they decide to adopt the heaviest regulations possible...
Read more: http://www.atr.org/fcc-stalls-internet-regulation-more-comments-a5368#ixzz0yPM2defX
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