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You would think the FCC would have something to say about this.
by jtms 8y ago
You would think the FCC would have something to say about this.
- rayiner 8y agoI can’t find anything in the Communications Act of 1934 that gives the FCC jurisdiction over marketing practices.
- wnevets 8y agoWhat makes you think the FCC doesn't have jurisdiction over deceptive marketing?
- bsamuels 8y agobecause deceptive marketing is a consumer protection thing the FTC would go after
- wnevets 8y agoSomebody better tell the fcc then! https://transition.fcc.gov/eb/tcd/mktg.html https://transition.fcc.gov/eb/tcd/mktg.html
- metaphor 8y agoWhat makes you think they do? IANAL, but Truth in Advertising[1] enforcement is a FTC affair, not FCC. On the other hand, rayiner is, so there a benefit-of-the-doubt element that I'm inclined to respect. EDIT: ...and I humbly stand corrected. [1] https://www.ftc.gov/about-ftc/bureaus-offices/bureau-consumer-protection/our-divisions/division-advertising-practices https://www.ftc.gov/about-ftc/bureaus-offices/bureau-consume...
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- rayiner 8y ago47 USC 201 gives the FCC certain authority over “charges, practices, classifications, and regulations,” which the FCC has used as authority to regulate deceptive and misleading billing practices. The FCC doesn’t have plenary authority over communications advertising.
- thaumasiotes 8y agoWhat's deceptive about calling something "5G"? It means "fifth generation". I would say the problem is the root terminological choice to identify systems by names that are completely devoid of meaning, not AT&T's subsequent choice to apply the existing terminology correctly (!). The "5" in "5G" is just a version number; it ticks up whenever someone decides they want it to.
- cc439 8y agoThe FTC does though. It's a shame different departments of the same body seem to act as completely sovereign and unattached nations of bureaucracy though.
- Salgat 8y agoFCC is allowed to regulate specific terms like what internet qualifies as broadband. Curious how it applies here.