[194288] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: EFF Call for sign-ons: ISPs, networking companies and engineers
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mike Hammett)
Thu Mar 30 09:12:51 2017
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Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2017 08:12:43 -0500 (CDT)
From: Mike Hammett <nanog@ics-il.net>
Cc: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>
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Wait, so are you saying that the "journalists" and fanboys that pushes so h=
ard for Title II had no idea of the implications of their desires? Say it i=
sn't so.=20
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Mike Hammett=20
Intelligent Computing Solutions=20
http://www.ics-il.com=20
Midwest-IX=20
http://www.midwest-ix.com=20
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Radabaugh" <mark@amplex.net>=20
To: "Dan Hollis" <goemon@sasami.anime.net>=20
Cc: "NANOG list" <nanog@nanog.org>, "NANOG" <nanog-bounces@nanog.org>=20
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2017 5:06:08 PM=20
Subject: Re: EFF Call for sign-ons: ISPs, networking companies and engineer=
s opposed to FCC privacy repeal=20
> 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?=20
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> Why is the FCC needed here?=20
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> -Dan=20
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 t=
he =E2=80=9COpen Internet Principals=E2=80=9D of No Blocking, No Throttling=
, and No Paid Prioritization.=20
Once the FCC declared the internet (information service) a common carrier s=
ervice 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 l=
ot of overkill as well.=20
So what happens now?=20
If Trump signs the CRA (expected) the FCC can not recreate the rules until =
Congress authorizes them to. Getting legislation allowing more regulation t=
hrough Congress is pretty unlikely for the next couple of years.=20
If the FCC decides to roll back Title II that takes =E2=80=98information se=
rvice=E2=80=99 out of Title II. The FTC regains the authority to regulate I=
nternet Service.=20
Congress is looking at a complete rewrite of the Communications Act. Everyt=
hing is up for grabs if this happens.=20
Mark=20
