AEI's Boliek Seeks FCC Guidance on Net Neutrality General Conduct Rule
The FCC's now-closed inquiry into zero rating practices of wireless carriers shows the agency needs to act on another net neutrality matter, said a Pepperdine University antitrust and communications law professor on the blog of the American Enterprise Institute. The…
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associate professor, Babette Boliek, said Wednesday the net neutrality order's general conduct rule, which was used to review the zero rating programs, "is dangerously vague and raises uncertainty in the marketplace." The zero rating inquiry "revealed what has been feared -- that the General Conduct Rule is overly vague, and regulatory review under its authority is currently without a clear legal standard," wrote Boliek, an AEI Center for Internet, Communications and Technology Policy visiting scholar. "If the General Conduct Rule is to stand, the FCC would do well to provide strong, clear guidance on exactly how it will be used." The agency last week undid a zero rating report and investigations (see 1702030070). The FCC declined to comment Wednesday.