FCC to study need for more Net neutrality regulation

The Federal Communications Commission said Thursday that it will study whether stronger language is necessary in its policy on protecting Net neutrality, but consumer groups and Democratic commissioners criticized the move for not being bold enough.

"Simply because telephone and cable companies are on their best behavior today, while the commission and Congress examine the issue, is no reason to delay action to protect consumers and content providers in the future from the actions of network operators which have said they will split the Internet into a privileged fast lane, and a dirt road for everyone else," Gigi Sohn, president and co-founder of the consumer advocacy group Public Knowledge, said in ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by David Patterson - Mar 22, 2007 - 7:09 PM PDT
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Edited by: Ezra Fox - Jul 20, 2007 - 10:40 AM PDT

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