Comments on: Predictably, FCC Action on Comcast Spurs No End of Whining

By: Net Neutrality Hearing Totally Comcastic | John Paczkowski | Digital Daily | AllThingsD

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:07:00 +0000

[...] Policy Statement” is “aspirational, not operational.” And that is essentially what Comcast argued in its brief asking the court to vacate the FCC’s order. “There was simply no federal [...]

By: Whining & Self Pity Are Not Comcastic! ~ Revelations From An Unwashed Brain

Whining & Self Pity Are Not Comcastic! ~ Revelations From An Unwashed Brain — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:58:38 +0000

[...] AllThingsD The Federal Communications Commission likes to describe the enforcement action it took against [...]

By: Mac Beach

Mac Beach — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:42:48 +0000

McDowell seems to be the only commissioner who talks technology instead of platitudes. His dissenting statement at the initiation of the “rule-making” process covers all the bases while remaining diplomatic.

If Comcast is wrong in this case, why can Google (who famously supports NN rules) get away with blocking phone calls in Google Voice?

Why can’t I file an FCC complaint against Verizon the next time my DSL service goes down for an hour? Why can’t my friends in Florida who were without phone service for two days file a complaint against their cable company (who bundles phone service)? Why is it when I’m trying to set someone straight over the phone they keep interrupting me!?

I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it any more! I expect the FCC to resolve my personal problems by next Thursday or I’m going to sue the entire federal government.

You’ve been warned!

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Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:43:53 +0000

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By: alan miles

alan miles — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:31:34 +0000

“Overzealous network management techniques”??? What Comcast did was try to keep a few bandwidth hogs who use bittorrent from degrading the online experience of the vast majority of Comcast’s customers. The interests of Comcast and most of its customers are exactly aligned here.

By: Brett Glass

Brett Glass — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:10:37 +0000

Or maybe not. One of the very good arguments that Comcast has made in court — and, in fact, it was echoed by Robert McDowell, one of the Commissioners who dissented in the decision — is that the FCC doesn’t have the statutory authority to regulate the Internet.

In short, the court might give the FCC a serious comeuppance, just as it did when the agency tried to fine broadcasters who were not psychic and therefore did not know to censor the Janet Jackson halftime show.

And this would be a good thing, because regulation of the Internet would be a slippery slope. If the FCC can regulate ISPs, how long will it be before — with video shifting to the Net — the FCC tries to implement its Janet Jackson penalties against Internet sites? If it has the power to force ISPs to carry certain content, it would also have the power to tell them not to.