Re:The Repeal of Net Neutrality Is Official
by cavanasm on Monday June 11, 2018 @09:58AM
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So it's a little more complicated than that? In their repeal, the FCC argued that the FCC had no authority to enact net neutrality or regulate ISPs. Prior to that, the FCC was considered to have had absolute authority over the issue and it was generally felt states had no standing on the issue. So states are seizing on the FCC saying they can't regulate it, while the FCC is now trying to claw back their argument and claim ISPs exist in a regulatory void where no one can regulate them until Congress passes new legislation.
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Re:The Repeal of Net Neutrality Is Official
by juliangoldsmith on Monday June 11, 2018 @10:15AM
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>the FCC is now trying to claw back their argument
How so?
Based on what I've read, I've gotten the impression that the Internet will be primarily regulated by the FTC, instead of the FCC. That would mean that ISPs aren't able to engage in anticompetitive practices, but are pretty free otherwise.
I haven't heard anything about states' standing on the issue. Unless there are explicit federal laws saying that the government can't regulate the Internet (which seems unlikely), it's pretty cut-and-dried that states would be able to pass legislation to affect ISPs in their jurisdiction.