Proposed Net Neutrality Rules Subjective, Difficult to Implement, 4G Americas Says
Mobile really is different and shouldn't be subject to the same net neutrality rules as fixed networks, said 4G Americas President Chris Pearson in a Friday letter to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler. “Mobile operators face continuously changing environments in their…
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cell sectors, with constant challenges to maximize the experience for the majority of users in a given sector,” Pearson said. “All the spectrum below 100 GHz does not amount to the capacity of a single Terabit fiber optic cable.” The success of wireless is tied to “effective and dynamic bandwidth management,” Pearson said. “If policymakers want wireless to be a competitor to wireline broadband, they need to allow wireless operators the flexibility required to manage their networks.” The FCC’s proposed rules are much more complex and demanding than the 2010 rules, he said. Carriers could meet the transparency requirements of that order with a single disclosure, he said. The proposed rules would require “tailored disclosures (i) for end-users to make informed choices; (ii) for edge providers (including content and device providers) to develop, market and maintain Internet offerings; and (iii) for the Commission and the public to understand compliance with the no-blocking and no-commercially unreasonable practices rule,” Pearson said. The requirement is “subjective” and would be difficult to implement, he said.