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Absolutely spot on. The FCC even tried to create a net neutrality rule without reclassifying broadband providers under Title II, but it was struck down by the
by s_q_b 12y ago
Absolutely spot on.
The FCC even tried to create a net neutrality rule without reclassifying broadband providers under Title II, but it was struck down by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in Verizon v. FCC (2014)[0]
Nobody really wanted to impose the Title II regulations, which were written for a different technology and era, on broadband providers. But absent new legislation, which is a no-go in today's Congress, it was the only way for the FCC to establish the legal authority to promulgate the rule.
[0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verizon_Communications_Inc._v._FCC_%282014%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verizon_Communications_Inc._v._...