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The FCC announcement has outraged not only civil libertarians, but also a coalition of broadband providers and Internet associations, who are worried that the government's move could actually threaten national security, as well as dampen industry innovation.
Arguing that the FCC acted legally when it rolled out strong new rules for broadband companies this year, the Internet Association said Monday that the regulations help protect consumers from Internet providers who control access to the Web.
After it's public, one or more broadband service providers or trade associations are expected to challenge it in court.
Their trade association claims that other broadband technologies, such as Wi-Fi and new fibre-optics networks, will "leave BPL in the footnotes of technology along with the eight-track tape player".Perhaps.Perhaps
An ugly pattern has emerged: Phone, cable, broadband, ISP, and wireless companies, their industry associations, not to mention compromised consumer as well as astroturf groups have been on the FCC Consumer Advisory Committee (CAC) over the last decade+.
The association "supports initiatives to make mobile broadband services, including internet access, available to passengers and flight crews aboard commercial airliners and private aircraft," Grant Seiffert, president of the trade group, said.
The new rule would shift the bargaining power over cable and broadband services to apartment residents from landlords and tenant associations.
An article in Business Day on Monday about utility companies that offer Internet broadband connections over power lines misstated the name of an association for ham radio operators, which said the service could interfere with radio signals.
