The FCC shouldn’t push the panic button and...
The FCC shouldn’t push the panic button and reactively reclassify broadband as a Title II service, said Fred Campbell, executive director of the new Center for Boundless Innovation, on the group’s blog Wednesday. Reaction continued to flow Wednesday after Tuesday’s…
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
Timely, relevant coverage of court proceedings and agency rulings involving tariffs, classification, valuation, origin and antidumping and countervailing duties. Each day, Trade Law Daily subscribers receive a daily headline email, in-depth PDF edition and access to all relevant documents via our trade law source document library and website.
decision by a federal appeals court overturning the commission’s net neutrality rules (CD Jan 15 p1). “The largest ISPs have already committed to maintaining an open Internet despite the court’s ruling, and there is no reason to believe that will change any time soon,” Campbell said (http://bit.ly/1d7t6Ab). “The Internet is not -- I repeat, is not -- in imminent danger. It is safe to leave the bomb shelter. Don’t believe the doomsayers who claim the ruling leaves consumers with no protection from ISPs. They are wrong. In the unlikely event that Internet openness is seriously threatened, the government retains authority to intervene.” Grant Seiffert, president of the Telecommunications Industry Association, said net neutrality remains important. “We have long-advocated for consumers’ right to connect devices and access content over the Internet,” he said. “In light of the Court’s decision, we rely on all interested parties to maintain an ecosystem where industry can continue to innovate and consumers are protected. Internet service providers have already expressed continued commitment to maintaining an open Internet. As manufacturers and suppliers of network equipment and broadband-enabled devices, we are encouraged by the certainty this commitment provides in and of itself.”