FCC Tells Court it has no "Legal Authority" to Impose Net Neutrality Rules:
FCC defends repeal in court, claims broadband isn't "telecommunications."
The Federal Communications Commission opened its defense of its net neutrality repeal yesterday, telling a court that it has no authority to keep the net neutrality rules in place.
Chairman Ajit Pai's FCC argued that broadband is not a "telecommunications service" as defined in federal law, and therefore it must be classified as an information service instead. As an information service, broadband cannot be subject to common carrier regulations such as net neutrality rules, Pai's FCC said. The FCC is only allowed to impose common carrier regulations on telecommunications services.
"Given these classification decisions, the Commission determined that the Communications Act does not endow it with legal authority to retain the former conduct rules," the FCC said in a summary of its defense [pdf] filed yesterday in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
The FCC is defending the net neutrality repeal against a lawsuit filed by more than 20 state attorneys general, consumer advocacy groups, and tech companies. The FCC's opponents in the case will file reply briefs next month, and oral arguments are scheduled for February.
Then why not let the states implement it?
(Score: 4, Funny) by c0lo on Sunday October 14 2018, @01:33PM (5 children)
If we can't scale up to GENERAL punishment, can we go to MAJOR punishment?
No? Come on, at least SERGEANT punishment, corporal is when you smack naughty kids.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Sunday October 14 2018, @01:37PM (2 children)
For you - communist punishment. You'll be sent to your cell without bread and water.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 14 2018, @02:38PM (1 child)
I kicked your monkey then I used your goat.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Sunday October 14 2018, @04:06PM
For the monkey, you get no bread. For the goat, you get no water. And, just for the fun of it, we're going to turn out the lights. We'll be back sometime next year to see if you want out.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday October 14 2018, @03:31PM (1 child)
Private punishment. Kick them in the goober.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Sunday October 14 2018, @03:50PM
Yes... then use their goat [youtube.com] (SFW)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford