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That'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 th

That'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 ago
Your 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 ago
  Check 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.

erudition303 9y ago

Your 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 ago
Check 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.