Rosenworcel, Carr Disagree on Proposed Net Neutrality NPRM
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and Commissioner Brendan Carr released opposing fact sheets on the net neutrality NPRM set for a commissioner vote Oct. 19 (see 2309280084). “Open internet protections have long had widespread -- upwards of 80% -- support from…
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the American people who have come to expect that they will be able to access all lawful content on the internet uninhibited by their broadband service provider’s business decisions,” Rosenworcel said: “Across administrations from 2005 to 2018, it was the clear policy of the FCC to enforce open internet standards.” Rosenworcel said the rules would reinforce the values of openness, free speech, fair service standards and privacy and help protect against robocalls and robotexts. The FCC would “establish a uniform national standard for internet openness rather than a patchwork of state-by-state approaches,” she said. Carr questioned the need to impose Title II regulations on the internet. “Title II is not net neutrality,” Carr said: “Title II imposes a host of sweeping, utility-style controls on the Internet that have nothing to do with net neutrality rules like no blocking or throttling. The federal government has many options for codifying net neutrality rules without Title II. Far from requiring neutrality, Title II lets the government decide what Internet conduct is reasonable.” Carr questioned whether proposed rules would bolster national security or help law enforcement.