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A comment on An Open Letter to the FCC.

Re:An Open Letter to the FCC by monkseal on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @01:39PM (#15759262)
This letter has nothing to do with the substance of the regulations. It amounts to finger pointing about "illegal conduct". Probably the next thing, we will hear the Russians are behind all of this...

Why can't the FTC regulate or prosecute monoplies, which is its job, instead a bunch arbitrary rules by the FCC?

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Re:An Open Letter to the FCC by learc83 on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @02:12PM (#15759542)
>Why can't the FTC regulate or prosecute monoplies, which is its job, instead a bunch arbitrary rules by the FCC?

Basically the FTC doesn't have regulation authority over telcos because they are common carriers and thus statutorily exempted from regulation by the FTC.

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Re:An Open Letter to the FCC by s73ver_ on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @01:51PM (#15759356)
Net neutrality is not an arbitrary rule.
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