Previous approaches that relied on other FCC authority had to impose a "commercially reasonable" test on whether ISP behavior was appropriate, "and it became obvious that commercially reasonable could be interpreted as what is reasonable for the ISPs, not what is reasonable for consumers or innovators," Wheeler said. "And that's the wrong question and the wrong answer because the issue here is how do we make sure that consumers and innovators have open access to networks. That led us to a more robust investigation of the well established concept of just and reasonable, which is a Title II concept. And as I said, Title II has always been something that was on the table. So last summer we began investigating various approaches using title II as a way to get to just and reasonable because it has the best protections."
Wheeler seemed to dismiss the "hybrid" Title II idea he floated several months ago and embrace Obama's more direct approach.
This article popped up in my RSS feed today and it surprised the hell out of me. Is Wheeler really going to execute an about-face on this and abandon his "hybrid" approach? Dare we to dream?
Oh, they think they can let go of landline-based Internet services now, because wireless/mobile Internet services show much more growth, and the landline-based internet market has been stagnant for years now...
If mobile internet would be reclassified, now that would be useful news...
At least Wheeler feels like giving a heads up to ISP's before all hell breaks loose. I can already see comcast and all the major ISP's gathering their legal teams to try to sue the FCC. This isn't Ars stating that this will happen, wheeler gave a speach and Ars is reporting on it. I don't know what to think about Wheeler, he's been the CEO of NCTA and CTIA. Even taking in to account his past I think it's considered dangerous for a politician to be proactive or biased and I don't know the extent of flak that he's getting from idiotic (or cunning) people and cable companies. He's essentially giving up his future with the NCTA and CTIA if they see that he takes action in favor of the public, even if he's still corrupt. I think in a year or two he might turn out to be perfectly ok. Is this a wrong opinion to apologize for him on some parts?