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Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality
From: Lamar Owen <lowen () pari edu>
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2015 12:24:23 -0500
On 02/27/2015 04:49 PM, Stephen Satchell wrote:
So did I. Also, do you recall that the FCC changed the definition of "broadband" to require 25 Mbps downstream? Does this mean that all these rules on "broadband" don't apply to people providing Internet access service on classic ADSL?The FCC regulations do not have to use consistent definitions (and many times definitions are not consistent!); the local-to-the-section definition usually (but not always; it's always up for interpretation at hearing time!) trumps any other. The local definitions for the context of 47CFR§8 are found in §8.11, and do not mention required bandwidth. It seems to include any 'eyeball' network, regardless of bandwidth. The definition in 47CFR§8.11(a) is classic FCC wordsmithing.
Think of 'scope of definition' as being similar to 'longest prefix matching' in routing, and it will be clear what is going on here. Hint: a particular section of the Rules can hijack a term out from under the general definitions, much like prefixes can be hijacked out from under their containing prefix. The difference is that in the Rules, a particular paragraph or subparagraph can hijack a term and say 'for the purposes of this paragraph, term 'A' means the opposite of what it means everywhere else' and that definition in that scope will stand the test of hearing.
Current thread:
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality, (continued)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality Mel Beckman (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality William Herrin (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality Mel Beckman (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality William Herrin (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality Mel Beckman (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality McElearney, Kevin (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality Mel Beckman (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality Stephen Satchell (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality Adam Rothschild (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality Stephen Satchell (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality Lamar Owen (Feb 28)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality Valdis . Kletnieks (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality David Bass (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality William Herrin (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality Scott Fisher (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality Miles Fidelman (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality Stephen R. Carter (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality Rob McEwen (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality Owen DeLong (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality Stephen Satchell (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality David Miller (Feb 27)