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Why We Need Net Neutrality Legislation, and What It Should Look Like
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Brake, Doug |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Abstract | A key reason for the contentious fight over net neutrality regulation, and the source of its partisan strife, is that the way we classify broadband Internet access for legal purposes could have weighty long-term implications: Do we want a broadband system more like a public utility under Title II of the Communications Act, or do we want to rely on private companies to drive the evolution of broadband, with relatively light oversight from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)? But this is a false dilemma predicated on outdated law, and it has resulted in a pingponging of broadband regulations. Congress can and should act to end this “long national nightmare” that is the net neutrality war. There is ample room for a bipartisan compromise on net neutrality that would not only lock in noncontroversial ex ante protections and finally end the absurd back-and-forth on Federal Communications Commission (FCC) jurisdiction, but also secure funding to help close the digital divide with programs that promote digital literacy and broadband adoption—while also accelerating deployment in rural areas. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www2.itif.org/2018-net-neutrality-legislation.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
