Re:FCC Passes Strict Net Neutrality Regulations on 3-2 Vote
by tzs on Thursday February 26, 2015 @02:53PM
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> Conservatives don't like it because it allows the FCC to do things like rate-setting, even if this administration chooses not to use that power.
I don't understand this fear. Let's consider two hypotheticals in which this administration does not want to do rate setting but a future one does.
Hypothetical one:
• This administration uses Title II with forbearance of rate regulation for NN.
• Later administration drops the forbearance and imposes rate regulation.
Hypothetical two:
• This administration finds some way to do NN without using Title II (perhaps not being able to do as strong a version of NN as they want).
• Later administration wants to do rate regulation. They reclassify as Title II and impose rate regulation.
I don't see how the later administrations ability to impose rate regulation is significantly easier under hypothetical one. It just changes the specific rule they have to write. Since they have the power to impose Title II, they can drop that into their rule if it hasn't been done by an earlier administration.
I don't understand this fear. Let's consider two hypotheticals in which this administration does not want to do rate setting but a future one does.
Hypothetical one:
• This administration uses Title II with forbearance of rate regulation for NN.
• Later administration drops the forbearance and imposes rate regulation.
Hypothetical two:
• This administration finds some way to do NN without using Title II (perhaps not being able to do as strong a version of NN as they want).
• Later administration wants to do rate regulation. They reclassify as Title II and impose rate regulation.
I don't see how the later administrations ability to impose rate regulation is significantly easier under hypothetical one. It just changes the specific rule they have to write. Since they have the power to impose Title II, they can drop that into their rule if it hasn't been done by an earlier administration.