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The domain of FCC, as it is written in the law, to create "rapid, efficient, nationwide, and world-wide wire and radio communication services with adequate faci
by belorn 2y ago
The domain of FCC, as it is written in the law, to create "rapid, efficient, nationwide, and world-wide wire and radio communication services with adequate facilities at reasonable charges". It seems fairly consistent that FCC could enforce net neutrality on powers they already have in their domain, without Chevron.
The issue as given in this verdict is that the courts did not find internet service providers to be in the domain of communication services. Instead they are in the domain of information service.
Giving the FTC the power to regulate this would mean to accept this definition that internet service providers are information services rather than communication services, making an ISP a digital version of a book seller. That just seems wrong. I would say that the ideal solution is to either have the supreme court redefine internet service as communication, or have the law rewritten for the same purpose.