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2 edits | said by toolazytologin :
How is it possible to enforce anything or even fine Comcast based on principle? Technically it isn't a law or rule Comcast is obligated to follow right? A principle to me, means its more a matter of conscience as to what is generally acceptable or nonacceptable, but not a straightforward requirement.
There is law. The FCC has the authority to regulate wired and wireless communications in the USA.
But the FCC without a solid complaint, in 2005 had a choice to establish non-discrimination rules which are generally inflexible and that nobody really could prove were necessary nor could they ever seem specific enough to keep up with the fast-paced changes in technology.
Instead, an expressed policy with regards to their Congress-given authority seemed both functionally useful and understandable. While many in the public were skeptical, it seemed that everyone in the industry, including Comcast, wanted a general policy statement instead of formal rules. They -could- have made rules in absence of any proven need for them, but that's not a very Republican thing to do. The policy statement with an Order makes it possible to deliberate later when presented with a set of facts.
Some federal commissions never set any rules. They handle everything through Orders and policy statements.
PS: IANAL
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