Section 706 would give FCC authority to prohibit paid prioritization, Verizon says
Section 706 would give the FCC authority to prohibit paid prioritization, as long as providers have “the flexibility to enter into other forms of individualized or differentiated arrangements with other edge providers,” Michael Glover, Verizon's senior vice president-deputy general counsel,…
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Craig Silliman, senior vice president-public policy; and William Johnson, vice president-associate general counsel, told members of the commission’s general counsel’s office and the Wireline Bureau Oct. 15, according to an ex parte filing made available to us Friday but not yet posted Monday in docket 14-28. A 706 strategy would also limit “the universe of parties who could potentially challenge” the commission’s authority, while a Title II course “would be subject to significant legal challenges,” Verizon argued. Reinterpreting Section 706 to apply common carriage regulation to broadband Internet access would have “far-reaching consequences,” because a “wide range of Internet services” -- including streaming video, VoIP services and search engines also incorporate a telecommunications component, Verizon said.