[10870] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: The FCC strikes the Internet
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Miles R Fidelman)
Sun Mar 13 01:47:34 1994
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 1994 20:59:09 -0500 (EST)
From: Miles R Fidelman <fidelman@civicnet.org>
To: com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: <Pine.3.07.9403121424.A291758-9100000@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
On Sat, 12 Mar 1994, Marty Salo wrote:
> Can you name an area that the FCC regulates where they do NOT also
> regulate content? How much regulation of content will the FCC enforce as
> a price for keeping the rates low?
>
>
How about all of common carrier regulation - where the thrust is
precisely to not only NOT regulate content, but also to make sure that
neither do common carriers. Note that a side effect of this is that
common carriers are not legally liable for how people use their
facilities -- in contrast to say, broadcasters, who always have to tread
a fine line over pornography, libel, etc.
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