The FCC’s Comcast Decision: Implications for the Open Internet
The FCC’s recent decision that Comcast’s management of its broadband Internet networks violated federal policies has been widely recognized as an important milestone in the fight for an open Internet. The FCC’s order is certainly not the last word on the matter, considering Comcast’s appeal of the Commission’s decision, challenging the enforceability of the FCC’s 2005 Internet Policy Statement, which served as a basis for their decision.
This briefing features representatives from the co-complainants and co-counsel in this decision, who will discuss its implications on Internet policy, present their ideas for possible next steps by Congress to preserve an open Internet, and discuss the current status and implications of the pending appeals.
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