http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r17565150 en Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:53:01 EDT Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:53:01 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17566580 moonpuppy : Easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17566580 Tue, 02 Jan 2007 19:32:35 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17565671 nasadude : agreed.

The ILECs didn't pay too much attention to the 1996 law, why would they pay attention to anything they don't like?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17565671 Tue, 02 Jan 2007 16:57:56 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17565494 King P : I agree. If the FCC really cared about concessions, then we'd all have Fiber run to our homes, as per the Telecom Act of 1996...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17565494 Tue, 02 Jan 2007 16:21:40 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17565150 RadioDoc : "while the Democrat Commissioners may have extracted concessions from AT&T, they in no way bind future Commission action."

The FCC is never at the mercy of prior acts. They'll either just decide it was a bad idea and repeal the rule or Congress will pass a law prohibiting its enforcement. "Concessions" are even wimpier and have no basis in law.
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