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Net Neutrality: FCC takes steps to press ahead with Title II reclassification

June 17th, 2010 | 10 Comments

Well folks here we go again. Yesterday the FCC voted to press ahead with an inquiry that will investigate the best legal framework for moving ahead with net neutrality regulations, particularly Chairman Julius Genachowski’s proposed “Third Way” approach. So in April the U.S. Court of Appeals turned them away by saying they had no jurisdiction to regulate Title I “information services”, under which broadband Internet is classified. Then in May Congressional members from both parties sent FCC chairman Julius Genachowski in two separate letters stating that the FCC should not consider proceeding with new regulations without explicit direction from Congress.  This is where it should have ended, right?  Well not so much.  The Free Press along with a number of other liberal organizations have been leaning hard on Mr. Genachowski and members of Congress that support net neutrality … Read entire article »

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