Why the White House is backing away from Net neutrality

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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> From: dewayne () warpspeed com (Dewayne Hendricks)
> Date: January 8, 2010 10:57:42 AM EST
> To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <xyzzy () warpspeed com>
> Subject: [Dewayne-Net] Why the White House is backing away from Net  
> neutrality

> January 8, 2010 6:54 AM PST
> Why the White House is backing away from Net neutrality
> by Larry Downes
> <http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10430009-94.html>
>
> The Obama administration and its allies at the Federal  
> Communications Commission are retreating from a militant version of  
> Net neutrality regulations first outlined by FCC Chairman Julius  
> Genachowski in September.
> That's my reading of a number of recent developments, underscored by  
> comments made by government speakers on a panel on the first day of  
> a Tech Policy Summit at CES in Las Vegas.
> Genachowski had initially described his vision for the future role  
> of the FCC as a "smart cop on the beat preserving a free and open  
> Internet." Communications companies understood that to mean  
> aggressive and detailed enforcement of rules that would, among other  
> things, prohibit ISPs from offering premium, or "fast lane," services.
>
> Such services, which content providers could use to prioritize their  
> interactions with customers over the parts of the Internet  
> controlled by the ISPs, have yet to be offered. But the possibility  
> that they would be ignited a firestorm in 2007 that has grown hotter  
> since the election of President Obama, who proclaimed himself in  
> favor of Net neutrality regulation during the 2008 campaign. Early  
> in his administration, Obama appointed Genachowski, a longtime  
> adviser, as the new head of the FCC.
> Last fall, Genachowski proposed six Net neutrality rules and asked  
> the full commission to approve them. The proposed rules could be  
> adopted as early as spring.
> But even as the commission concludes its collection of public  
> comments next week, both the White House and the FCC appear to be  
> dialing back their expectations.
>
> [snip]
>
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