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1996 Telecom Act affords FCC clear, unambiguous authority for Title II rulemaking

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Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Investor owned telephone and cable companies and their trade associations hope the courts will put the U.S. That would conceivably bolster their case if the underlying statute here – the 1996 Telecom Act – was unclear or ambiguous or failed to grant the FCC authority for its rules.

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Sixth Circuit Tosses Net Neutrality

Broadband Breakfast

It’s the latest in the yearslong game of political ping pong over the policy, which would classify ISPs as common carriers under the Telecom Act and subject them to more expansive FCC oversight. ”  The decision was unanimous among the three Republican-appointed judges who heard the case on Oct.