Verizon sues FCC over net neutrality

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Verizon is challenging the Federal Communications Commission’s controversial net neutrality order, becoming the first company to stop the agency from requiring Internet companies to treat all Web traffic equally.

The company filed an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, claiming the FCC does not have the authority to adopt such sweeping regulations.

“Today’s filing is the result of a careful review of the FCC’s order,” Michael Glover, a Verizon lawyer, said in a statement. “We are deeply concerned by the FCC’s assertion of broad authority for sweeping new regulation of broadband networks and the Internet itself. We believe this assertion of authority goes well beyond any authority provided by Congress, and creates uncertainty for the communications industry, innovators, investors and consumers.”

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0111/47911.html#ixzz1BcFgNPSg

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The fundamental concepts of Net Neutrality aren't new but opposition to them is.
The term was founded by the opposition.

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Net Neutrality is an oxymoron.

Like the Fairness Doctrine.


Orwell would love that name.........

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Good luck to Verizon.

I'm amazed, although I shouldn't be, at the arrogance of the FCC to implement net "neutrality" despite a court denying such permission.

In addition, the FCC has already branching into the extortion business when it forced Comcast to provide certain services to selected persons if there was to be any approval of a merger with NBC.