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Fcc Jurisdiction Over Isps In Protocol-Specific Bandwidth Throttling, Andrew Gioia
Fcc Jurisdiction Over Isps In Protocol-Specific Bandwidth Throttling, Andrew Gioia
Michigan Telecommunications & Technology Law Review
Over the past decade, the Internet has matured from its dial-up infancy into the nation's dominant communications infrastructure. Such rapid growth and accessibility--while fostering free speech and innovation like nothing before--has nonetheless created complex regulatory and policy questions for both the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the cable companies providing the nation's broadband Internet access. For instance, Comcast, one such Internet provider, has recently brought to the fore the question of how, and to what extent, the FCC can ensure an open and accessible Internet through the company's recent actions in selectively targeting and interfering with the connections of certain …