Re:FCC urged to investigate Verizon’s statements on utility ...
by dragonwriter on Tuesday January 13, 2015 @02:30PM
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> Suppose that Verizon did use "Title II money" (i.e. revenues from rate increases on wireline subscribers) to fund FiOS deployment. That may very well not be kosher according to the rules
The article doesn't seem to be based on any argument he makes that the use of money is not "kosher according to the rules", instead it is about his argument that Verizon failing to mention that their broadband network is funded that way is an omission of a relevant fact which results in their other statements in their filings in the Open Internet proceedings being misleading, in violation of a specific legal prohibition on such material omissions that result in material filed with the FCC being incorrect or misleading.
Its not a call for investigation of misuse of funds, its a call for investigation of perjury.
> Should we launch a federal investigation to see if Apple subsidized iPhone development by increasing Mac prices?
If Apple makes a filing under penalty of perjury in which they claim they did not, or omit the fact that they did when there is evidence that they did, and that omission is such that it results in other claims they made misleading, and there are specific laws governing the kind of filing they made which prohibit such omissions, sure.
The article doesn't seem to be based on any argument he makes that the use of money is not "kosher according to the rules", instead it is about his argument that Verizon failing to mention that their broadband network is funded that way is an omission of a relevant fact which results in their other statements in their filings in the Open Internet proceedings being misleading, in violation of a specific legal prohibition on such material omissions that result in material filed with the FCC being incorrect or misleading.
Its not a call for investigation of misuse of funds, its a call for investigation of perjury.
> Should we launch a federal investigation to see if Apple subsidized iPhone development by increasing Mac prices?
If Apple makes a filing under penalty of perjury in which they claim they did not, or omit the fact that they did when there is evidence that they did, and that omission is such that it results in other claims they made misleading, and there are specific laws governing the kind of filing they made which prohibit such omissions, sure.