DISQUS

eee_eff · 1 year ago

Thanks for this more balanced piece, which instead of claiming the FCC is trying to engage in a "crusade against Comcast" or is"Hijacking the Internet" describes accurately what this is about: deceptive practices by a single company.

It would be good though too to extract exactly what Public KNowledge and Free Presses complaints were, given that so much has been written here that doesn't actually mention their complaints, but would lead one to believe that this was a unilateral action on the part of the FCC...

The free speech issues that arise when a near monopoly undertakes secret, selective and discriminatory policies when they mange their networks are probably at the center of these complaints.
Richard Bennett · 1 year ago

Whether Comcast was deceptive or not is an interesting question, but it doesn't relate the much more interesting question regarding which management techniques are going to be permitted by Kevin Martin's FCC and which aren't.

So far the only result of this enquiry is a green light for metered pricing. Higher prices for lower service, courtesy of Public Knowledge and Free Press.

Whoopee!
eee_eff · 1 year ago

Whether Comcast was deceptive or not is an interesting question

And a very important one too, on which the future class action lawsuits will undoubtable hinge...