Supreme Court Decision Preferable to Another FCC Order on Net Neutrality, WISP Says
The FCC should hold off on a net neutrality rulemaking until the Supreme Court decides whether to review the 2015 net neutrality order, said Brett Glass, owner of wireless ISP Lariat, in a call with Nick Degani, aide to Chairman…
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Ajit Pai. “I agreed 100 percent with Chairman Pai's desire to reverse the Commission's misclassification of Internet access service,” Glass said. Supreme Court review is “the most likely path to a certain and lasting outcome,” said a filing in docket 17-108. “We further asked that [Pai] specifically publish a statement saying that he preferred the Court to rule on the case before acting, encouraging it to settle some or all of the issues it raised.” Glass said that as a small company, Lariat has had trouble obtaining financing while uncertainty continues over regulation of the internet and ISPs.