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We had net neutrality from the creation of the internet until 2002, from 2010 until 2014, and from 2015 until now. DSL started out regulated under Title II as
by amaranth 9y ago
We had net neutrality from the creation of the internet until 2002, from 2010 until 2014, and from 2015 until now.
DSL started out regulated under Title II as a common carrier as an extension of the regulation for the phone network. Common carrier status automatically applies a limited form of network neutrality as it doesn't allow arbitrary blocking or discrimination of access. In 2002 the FCC decided the relatively new cable internet access should be regulated under Title I and then moved DSL to Title I in 2005 to match.
Also in 2005, the FCC give its definition of the requirement for an "open internet". These essentially described network neutrality. In 2010 the FCC issued their Open Internet Order which made the requirements for an open internet mandatory for ISPs.
In 2014 the DC court of appeals struck down the most important requirements from the FCC order in Verizon v. FCC. In doing so the court informed the FCC these regulations could only be applied to services covered by Title II. In response in 2015 the FCC moved all ISP services under Title II, back where they had started.
- indubitable 9y agoThat's extremely misleading. The FCC has been trying to take regulatory control over the internet for some time now, but their attempts have been rebuffed by the courts in literally every single case. So no, we have not had any sort of net neutrality. Relevant (and far from all encompassing) cases: [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Cable_%26_Telecommunications_Ass%27n_v._Brand_X_Internet_Services https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Cable_%26_Telecommuni... [2] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comcast_Corp._v._FCC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comcast_Corp._v._FCC [3] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verizon_Communications_Inc._v._FCC_(2014) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verizon_Communications_Inc._v....
- erudition303 9y agoYour comment doesn't make sense to me given the information in your sources. I don't agree with your characterization of the FCC as "trying to take regulatory control over the internet" (implying that it doesn't have that authority) or your statement that "...their attempts have been rebuffed by the courts in literally every single case." In your first source the case United States Telecom Association, Et al., v. Federal Communications Commission is mentioned, where the ruling was made in _favor_ of the FCC by a 2-1 margin. Additionally, the decision you cite in your third source was a loss for the FCC, but clearly their authority to regulate the internet was not in question, to whit, "The court upheld the FCC's authority to regulate broadband providers to encourage nationwide broadband deployment, agreeing with the FCC's interpretation of section 706 of the 1996 Telecommunications Act."
- indubitable 9y agoCheck the dates. The article discusses an issue from 2005. The ruling the "subsequent actions" sections mentions is from 2015. And is why, in my original comment, I stated that we did indeed have net neutrality from 2015 onward.