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In a Changed Legal Landscape, the FCC Should Reconsider Net Neutrality Rules

Broadband Breakfast

and Ian Heath Gershengorn argued that any unilateral attempt by the Commission to treat broadband internet access service (BIAS) as a common carrier service under Title II of the  Communications Act of 1934  would be a “wasted effort.” Verrilli Jr. In contrast to the U.S.,

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Industry sponsored white paper points to public, consumer utility coop ownership of fiber telecom delivery infrastructure to achieve broad socioeconomic benefit.

EldoTelecom

In the fourth decade since telecommunications began to shift to Internet protocol-based technologies, about half the connections to U.S. That leads to micro market segmentation as seen on so-called broadband maps that an East Texas local government official compared to the spotted coat of a Dalmatian.

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States must designate providers, service areas under FCC reclassification of Internet delivered services as telecommunications utility.

EldoTelecom

Cable TV franchises effectively became Internet service areas in the 2000s as cable companies began offering Internet connectivity and VOIP service in addition to video, putting them on a par with telephone companies’ Internet and VOIP services. That led a shift in regulatory policy, creating "video franchises."

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Remarkably Bad Consumer Protection at the FCC

Telefrieden

wireless carriers do not offer globally competitive rates both wireless service and handsets in the world. Bear in mind that the FCC, not the Federal Trade Commission, has consumer protection jurisdiction for so-called Title II regulated common carriers, including ventures offering pre-paid and post-paid wireless service.

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