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It is quite narrow and temporary. We are still at risk of the Republican Judiciary deciding that the FCC declining to regulate ISPs on the basis that they don'
by kevin_b_er 8y ago
It is quite narrow and temporary. We are still at risk of the Republican Judiciary deciding that the FCC declining to regulate ISPs on the basis that they don't have the authority means the ISPs are immune to all state laws regulating them.
- jdmichal 8y agoBy "all state laws", do you mean "all federal laws"? AFAIK, the FCC is a federal institution and has never upheld state laws. And, AFAIK, several states have re-introduced versions of net neutrality in various ways, specifically to route around the issues of the FCC abandoning any form of enforcement on such rules.
- kevinh 8y agoThe FCC is attempting to prevent the state laws from going into place.
- alphabettsy 8y agoThe FCC is trying to preempt state laws to prevent that from happening.