FCC throws in the towel, but public has right to know why
James P. Tuthill
Published 5:05 pm, Tuesday, February 25, 2014
The Federal Communications Commission said last week that it would not appeal a court decision issued in January overturning the FCC's net neutrality rules, Verizon vs. Federal Communications Commission.
Those rules prohibited discrimination and blocking by Internet service providers that provide high speed connections to the Internet.
Tom Wheeler, chairman of the FCC and an Obama appointee, said that the FCC supports an open Internet and
will develop new rules to replace those thrown out by the court. But for practical purposes,
he threw in the towel. And the just-announced deal between Comcast and Netflix for preferential delivery shows how quickly the industry will move to capitalize on its now-unrestrained power.
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FCC throws in the towel, but public has right to know why - SFGate
Not to worry PooGoo, more to come...
