Understand that the FCC has been getting slapped around in court by cable and telecom companies for over a decade. This rule making did not just come out of nowhere.
I think that the FCC wants to implement some form of net neutrality but feels hamstrung by legislation and court precedent. So collecting a ton of comments is their way to demonstrate that there is huge demand for a rule. This will either back them up in court after they issue the new rule, or it help them to persuade Congress to update the 1996 Act.
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Understand that the FCC has been getting slapped around in court by cable and telecom companies for over a decade. This rule making did not just come out of nowhere.
I think that the FCC wants to implement some form of net neutrality but feels hamstrung by legislation and court precedent. So collecting a ton of comments is their way to demonstrate that there is huge demand for a rule. This will either back them up in court after they issue the new rule, or it help them to persuade Congress to update the 1996 Act.