[governance] Did Congress really give the FCC power to protect

[Jeffrey A. Williams]

Yehuda and all,

  I disagree with Comcasts answer.  The factual answer is 
of course yes.  The FCC has always had this power but has
rarely exercised it, and rightfully so.  Such a power can
often times be a two edged sword and responsible FCC field
regulators are fully aware, or should be of such.  Still 
there remains the possibility that such a power can be
abused.  None the less as many of us have seen or should
be self aware of, many ISP and IAP's are quite neglegent
and as a result allow their customers to be abused by
Internet miscrients, like BitTorrent to continue on
and on with their nonsense.  Yahoo and Gmail also have
been similar abusers accordingly unfortunately.

-----Original Message-----
>From: Yehuda Katz <yehudakatz at mailinator.com>
>Sent: Nov 4, 2009 11:17 PM
>To: governance at lists.cpsr.org
>Subject: [governance] Did Congress really give the FCC power to protect the 'Net?
>
>Did Congress really give the FCC power to protect the 'Net?
>By Matthew Lasar | November 1, 2009
>
>Art.Ref.:
>http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/11/does-the-fcc-have-authority-to-enforce-net-neutrality-rules.ars
>
>--
>
>Note to Eric Dierker, I can't offer any 'direct comment' other than 'this is
>what it is.' The news piece contain serveral worthwhile links within.  With the
>FCC as part of the mix, it begs the question: Will  governance be shared and
>how?
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Regards,

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