Sunday, December 9, 2012

Extent of FCC's power to be determined by Supreme Court #tcot #teaparty #tlot

FCC's Internet authority in balance - The Hill's Hillicon Valley


http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/271785-fccs-internet-authority-in-balance-in-court-case

".... A federal court is currently considering a case that could determine how much power the Federal Communications Commission has over the primary communications tool of the 21st century: the Internet.

Liberals and consumer advocates fear that if the FCC loses, it will become a neutered and outdated agency, unable to protect consumers in the modern marketplace.

But conservatives claim that if the FCC wins, the agency will be emboldened to adopt more invasive and burdensome regulations of the Internet."....

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