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| Assume that Comcast wins...
Even though it appears that the FCC had the authority, let's assume that the FCC didn't have the authority for the sake of an argument, and that Comcast wins this appeal.
The very next thing that will happen is that Congress will pass -- at a very minimum -- legislation that puts the FCC's current policy into law and that gives the FCC whatever power that it needs to do what it did. Both Democrats and Republicans have offered to sponsor -that- bill, and Martin told them it wasn't necessary. It's going to happen.
But, more than the minimum, it's likely that an even bigger debate will emerge, and the result won't be as flexible as the minimalist policy that we have now. That's just bad for Comcast.
When Comcast lost the FCC case, it won. The FCC basically said it had to do the things that Comcast said it would do anyway, and it failed to punish.
If Comcast wins this appeal, it loses. The resulting government reactions will put more restraints on Comcast and its buddies.
I'm not sure who to root for. 
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jaminus
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Arlington, VA
| Re: Bah
You make a very good point. Comcast, presumably, thinks it can get off without any net neutrality law at all. And maybe it can--considering not a single piece of neutrality legislation has even made it out of committee, it's clear that Congress is at least somewhat insulated from the whims of the "manage your network the way I say you should" crowd. |
