The FCC Plans to Protect Internet Openness

The FCC Plans to Protect Internet Openness

Dear Dr. F. Dominguez,  

A fter a month of waiting, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler responded to last month's court decision overturning the FCC's net neutrality rules.Today the FCC proposed a series of actions that would leave consumers in charge when it comes to their online experience.

These proposed actions could enhance transparency for consumers , so they know if and when their Internet service provider is slowing down or blocking online content, and includes a commitment to restore the protections of the no-blocking and non-discrimination rules. The proposal could also enhance broadband competition by reducing barriers to     municipality-built networks.

Public Knowledge is happy to see that the FCC plans to protect Internet openness, promote transparency, encourage municipal broadband, and achieve other goals. But while plans are important, actions will have the real impact. We will continue to push the FCC to turn its plans to protect Internet openness into concrete and enforceable rules. 

Furthermore, the recently proposed acquisition of Time Warner Cable by Comcast makes it even more important for the Commission to move expeditiously to reinstate nondiscrimination rules by using all regulatory tools available.   

 

We are unsure if the FCC's initial focus on section 706 will yield meaningful results, but we are encouraged to see that the FCC plans to keep its reclassification proceeding open. If the FCC cannot find a way to implement meaningful protections under section 706, we will continue to urge them to do so under Title II.

Thanks for your support, 

The Public Knowledge Team

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