FCC and Comcast

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Why am I agreeing so much lately djf
_____________________________
From: jsq () internetperils com [jsq () internetperils com] On Behalf Of John S. Quarterman [jsq () quarterman org]
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 5:09 PM
To: David Farber
Cc: John S. Quarterman; ip
Subject: Re: [IP] FCC and Comcast

For IP:

> "The commission has adopted a set of principles that protects consumers acces
> s to the Internet," FCC Chairman Kevin Martin told The Associated Press late
> Thursday. "We found that Comcast's actions in this instance violated our prin
> ciples."
>
> [SNIP]

Paraphrase of what was in the [SNIP]:

And we're going to slap them sharply across the wrist.
Oh, wait!  You say Comcast is already moving to a different method
of stifling?  Well, we'll just wait to see how that works out, then,
won't we?

> <http://www.nj.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/washington-0/1215743645107240.xm
> l&storylist=washington>

I seldom agree with Scott Cleland, but when he said enforcement of the
FCC's net neutrality principles was "preposterous" he was spot on.

 http://riskman.typepad.com/peerflow/2008/07/comcast-p2p-stifling-fail-says-fcc-chair.html

If they meant them to be enforced, they would have made them rules.

-jsq



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