Here's the FCC's Playbook for Burying Net Neutrality

HERE'S THE FCC'S PLAYBOOK FOR BURYING NET NEUTRALITY
[SOURCE: TPM Cafe 10/5, AUTHOR: Art Brodsky, Public Knowledge]
[Commentary] The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is planning in the next couple of weeks to begin an inquiry into Net Neutrality. On the surface, that might appear to be an enlightened, even noble, action for the agency to take. It’s not. Beneath the surface, the reality is that FCC Chairman Kevin Martin’s planned Notice of Inquiry on Net Neutrality is an audacious triple play with the goals of greasing the largest telecom merger in history, relieving pressure on a key piece of legislation, and burying the Net Neutrality concept for good. Chairman Martin’s actions should be seen as dodge they really are. FCC Commissioners Copps and Adelstein should insist on strong non-discrimination language as part of the AT&T takeover of BellSouth. They should either dissent to the bogus Notice of Inquiry or, at the least, point out the reality of the situation. And pending telecom legislation in Congress should be allowed to die after the election. Then, perhaps next year, a serious discussion about protecting the open Internet can take place.
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