Why the FCC Is Likely To Ignore Net Neutrality Comments and Listen To ISPs

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday July 16, 2014 @09:41AM from the all-about-the-benjamins dept.

Jason Koebler writes: Time and time again, federal agencies like the FCC ignore what the public says it wants and side with the parties actually being regulated — the ISPs, in this case. Research and past example prove that there's not much that can be considered democratic about the public comment period or its aftermath. "Typically, there are a score or so of lengthy comments that include extensive data, analysis, and arguments. Courts require agencies to respond to comments of that type, and they sometimes persuade an agency to take an action that differs from its proposal," Richard Pierce, a George Washington University regulatory law professor said. "Those comments invariably come from companies with hundreds of millions or billions of dollars at stake or the lawyers and trade associations that represent them. Those are the only comments that have any chance of persuading an agency."

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Re:This just in... by ArcadeMan · 2014-07-16 09:50 · Score: 3, Funny

In related news it's reported that water makes things wet.
Not necessarily.

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Re:Of, For, and By the People by Anonymous Coward · 2014-07-16 10:00 · Score: 5, Funny

And corporations are people, my friend...
"I'll Believe Corporations Are People When Texas Executes One"