{"id":5136,"date":"2017-08-30T21:18:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T21:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.publicknowledge.org\/press-release\/public-knowledge-files-fcc-reply-comments-to-preserve-net-neutrality-rules\/"},"modified":"2024-12-11T20:09:13","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T20:09:13","slug":"public-knowledge-files-fcc-reply-comments-to-preserve-net-neutrality-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/publicknowledge.org\/public-knowledge-files-fcc-reply-comments-to-preserve-net-neutrality-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Knowledge Files FCC Reply Comments to Preserve Net Neutrality Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, Public Knowledge filed <\/span>reply comments<\/span><\/a> on the Federal Communications Commission\u2019s recent Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to roll back the agency\u2019s <\/span>2015 Open Internet Order<\/span><\/a>, which created strong <\/span>net neutrality rules<\/span><\/a> prohibiting broadband providers from unfairly discriminating against particular online content and services. These reply comments respond to particular arguments made in the record by net neutrality opponents. Public Knowledge\u2019s initial comments can be found <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The FCC\u2019s new proposal would reverse the agency\u2019s classification of broadband service as a \u201ctelecommunications service\u201d under Title II of the Communications Act, and reclassify broadband as a Title I \u201cinformation service.\u201d As the courts have found, the FCC may only enforce nondiscrimination rules like net neutrality against Title II services.<\/span><\/p>\n

The current rules prohibit Internet Service Providers from blocking lawful content, throttling users, creating \u201cfast lanes\u201d for favored content (known as \u201cpaid prioritization\u201d), and interfering with a broadband subscriber\u2019s choice of content or web service. Public Knowledge opposes FCC Chairman Ajit Pai\u2019s move to gut these rules, which would leave <\/span>consumers<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>small businesses<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>artists<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>students<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>hospital patients<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>low-income families<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>startups<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>entrepreneurs<\/span><\/a>unprotected and at the mercy of broadband providers following a slew of <\/span>mergers and media consolidation<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The following can be attributed to John Bergmayer, Senior Counsel at Public Knowledge:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe comments submitted in the record so far serve only to illustrate that the FCC was right in 2015 to classify broadband as a Title II service and to adopt Open Internet rules, and that the DC Circuit was right to uphold it.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Poll<\/span><\/a> after <\/span>poll<\/span><\/a> shows that a majority of Americans of both political parties support net neutrality. Just today, <\/span>a broadband-industry funded study<\/span><\/a> found that 60 percent of comments filed before the FCC support keeping the current rules in place, including 98.5 percent of unique comments. Net neutrality opponents are wrong on the facts, wrong on the law, and attempt to rewrite history to support their agenda \u2014 and the public is not behind them.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf the FCC attempts to rely on the corporate PR, paid-for \u2018economic\u2019 analyses, and misstatements of legal precedent that currently support its proposal, it will lose in court — but not before harming consumers and damaging competition in the meantime. Because the facts continue to show a need for rules, and because opponents have failed to substantiate any claims of alleged harms they cause, the Commission must keep the rules in place.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

You may view our reply comments <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>. For more information on net neutrality, view <\/span>this explainer<\/span><\/a> from \u201cLast Week Tonight with John Oliver,\u201d our <\/span>Net Neutrality Issue Page<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Net Neutrality Timeline<\/span><\/a> highlighting key moments of this debate.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today, Public Knowledge filed reply comments on the Federal Communications Commission\u2019s recent Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to roll back the agency\u2019s 2015 Open Internet Order, which created strong net neutrality rules prohibiting broadband providers from unfairly discriminating against particular online content and services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":122,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[13],"class_list":["post-5136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release","tag-net-neutrality"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nPublic Knowledge Files FCC Reply Comments to Preserve Net Neutrality Rules - Public Knowledge<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Public Knowledge promotes freedom of expression, an open internet, and access to affordable communications tools and creative works. 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