Law Firm Petitions FCC To Reconsider Net Neutrality Decisions
Smithwick and Belendiuk asked the FCC to revisit aspects of its net neutrality order. In a petition for reconsideration in docket 14-28, the law firm said FCC net neutrality rules were "too narrow, and that its forbearance from key provisions…
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of Title II (broadband reclassification) goes too far." The firm said the order banned paid prioritization but didn't address unpaid prioritization of Internet traffic. "The FCC leaves far too much to be decided on an individual case basis," the firm said, urging the FCC to ban all forms of preferential treatment, including so-called 'sponsored data" plans, such as T-Mobile's "Music Freedom." The agency should also require broadband providers to offer stand-alone, last-mile transmission to competitors, the firm said.