Given the strongly held positions both in favor of and opposed to the FCC's regulation of Internet traffic management, the coming Notice of Inquiry will trigger pitched battles over the existence or non-existence of a statutory basis for net neutrality regulations.… Continue Reading
Network neutrality rules may deter some of the worst abuses. But they will not bring back the anything-goes character of the early Internet.… Continue Reading
In a speech this morning, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced his intention to initiate a proceeding looking to the adoption of new rules designed to preserve and enhance the "openness" of the Internet, in accordance with the principles of "network neutrality."… Continue Reading