[194284] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: EFF Call for sign-ons: ISPs, networking companies and engineers
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mark Radabaugh)
Thu Mar 30 00:18:37 2017
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From: Mark Radabaugh <mark@amplex.net>
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Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2017 18:06:08 -0400
To: Dan Hollis <goemon@sasami.anime.net>
Cc: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>, NANOG <nanog-bounces@nanog.org>
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> On Mar 29, 2017, at 5:53 PM, Dan Hollis <goemon@sasami.anime.net> =
wrote:
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> Why aren't _ALL_ consumer privacy regulations managed by the FTC?
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> Why is the FCC needed here?
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> -Dan
This was a consequence of the FCC declaring "information services=E2=80=9D=
a Title II service in an attempt to avoid losing yet another lawsuit =
over the =E2=80=9COpen Internet Principals=E2=80=9D of No Blocking, No =
Throttling, and No Paid Prioritization.
Once the FCC declared the internet (information service) a common =
carrier service that removed all authority of the FTC to regulate. =
The rules the FCC had in place on privacy are geared toward phone =
services, not the Internet. The rules didn=E2=80=99t fit so they =
attempted to write internet specific regulations. There was some good =
stuff in what the FCC wrote but a whole lot of overkill as well.
So what happens now?
If Trump signs the CRA (expected) the FCC can not recreate the rules =
until Congress authorizes them to. Getting legislation allowing more =
regulation through Congress is pretty unlikely for the next couple of =
years.
If the FCC decides to roll back Title II that takes =E2=80=98information =
service=E2=80=99 out of Title II. The FTC regains the authority to =
regulate Internet Service.
Congress is looking at a complete rewrite of the Communications Act. =
Everything is up for grabs if this happens.
Mark
