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Re: Not so hidden agenda anymore . . . said by newview:Just the fact that the FCC isn't swallowing the same crap from the lobbyists and have begun compiling their own data, with input from the actual consumers affected... If that were true they would be starting serious policy change for better competition to. Just reforming USF (which could easily be influenced by corporations) is not listening to all customers. It is just saying they are only looking to do the least disruptive and most-likely-to-be-corporate-influenced issue surrounding broadband. If they were serious they would be saying "we need more fair competition" and they would be saying to congress (who make the ACTUAL policy -- FCC can truly only make recommendations) "Look, we need to work closely to make broadband policy." Personally I think they need to start with congress coming up with a minimally influenced "Broadband Consumer Bill of Rights" followed by policy meant to increase competition and expansion of broadband.
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| That very well may be their agenda . . . for the future. Their recent loss to Comcast in the courts which ruled this month that the FCC did not have the authority to sanction Comcast for its P2P blocking, has brought about discussions by the FCC to rewrite Title II of the Communications Act to regulate ISPs as common carriers, which can possibly open up other avenues of regulation, such as increased competition. |
