ISP Trade Groups Press Senate Subcommittee Leaders on FCC Broadband Privacy Rules
Leaders of the American Cable Association, CTIA, the Internet Commerce Coalition, NCTA and USTelecom wrote to the Senate Judiciary Privacy Subcommittee leadership Tuesday questioning the FCC's broadband privacy rules ahead of a Wednesday subcommittee hearing on the rules. "The privacy…
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regime proposed by the FCC in the NPRM departs from the FTC framework in significant and material respects," they said in the letter. "The FCC framework, however, would make opt-in the default consent mechanism for virtually all uses of customer data. This would lead to absurd results, such as restricting an ISP’s ability to market accessories that work with a consumer’s device. It also would make it difficult for consumers to have access to discounted offers from their providers. This broad opt-in requirement, irrespective of the sensitivity of data, would be inconsistent with common Internet practice and would harm consumer welfare." They hope congressional interest "will help to re-align the FCC’s proposal more closely with the proven and effective approach administered by the FTC," they said.