- From: Eric J. Bowman <eric@bisonsystems.net>
- Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 13:11:39 -0700
- To: Noah Mendelsohn <nrm@arcanedomain.com>
- Cc: "www-tag@w3.org" <www-tag@w3.org>
Something tells me not to hold my breath for that FCC appeal: http://gigaom.com/2014/01/14/breaking-court-strikes-down-fccs-net-neutrality-rules/ -Eric Noah Mendelsohn wrote: > > According to an article by Jon Brodkin in Ars Technica [1]: > > "Newly anointed Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom > Wheeler said this week that it would be OK for Internet service > providers to charge Netflix and other companies for a faster lane to > consumers. > > Wheeler's stance is surprising given that it appears to contradict > the FCC's Open Internet Order, passed under his predecessor in 2010. > That order, which sets out the country's network neutrality rules, > says that fixed broadband providers may not "unreasonably > discriminate" against any type of traffic. The order specifically > calls out pay-for-play arrangements as being potential violations." > > Noah > > [1] > http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/12/fcc-chair-isps-should-be-able-to-charge-netflix-for-internet-fast-lane/ > >
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