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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

US Telco ask FCC not to Reclassify Broadband Services

Verizon, AT&T, TWC and Qwest, supported by the NCTA, CTIA, USTA, TIA and ITTA sent an open letter (here) to Julius Genachowski, FCC chairman asking not to classify broadband service as a “telecommunications service” (i.e. forcing Net Neutrality) as this "would be a profound mistake with harmful and lasting consequences for consumers and our economy". 

The main arguments are:
  1. The Commission’s Bipartisan Treatment Of Internet Access As A Title I Information Service Has Produced Huge Benefits For American Consumers
     
  2. There Is No Factual Or Legal Basis For Classifying Broadband Internet Access Service As A Title II Telecommunications Service
     
  3. Classifying Internet Access As A Title II Telecommunications Service Would Have Negative Consequences Across The Entire Internet Ecosystem