FCC Majority Posts Fact vs. Fiction Title II Defense

The Federal Communications Commission majority that voted for the Title II order has posted a press release in the form of a "Commission Document" purporting to separate "fact from fiction" in the just-released Open Internet order.

Presumably it was released by the majority since it is unsigned. An FCC spokesperson said that was safe to presume.

Among the "facts" it is separating from the "fictions" — the latter being arguments lodged by those opposed to Title II reclassification — include that the order is not utility-style regulation, it "doesn't regulate retail broadband rates"; it doesn't impose new taxes; it doesn’t regulate content, applications, services, routing or IP addresses; and it does not limit consumer choice or data plans.

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John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.