Government,
Administrative/Regulatory
Feb. 11, 2015
Internet regulation: full steam ahead?
Tom Wheeler is now poised to regulate the Internet under Title II of the Communications Act, which was enacted in 1934 but modeled after a regulatory regime crafted for the railroads in the 1800s.
Bennett L. Ross
Partner
Wiley Rein LLP
Email: bross@wileyrein.com
With more than 20 years of experience in the communications industry, Bennett is a trusted advisor to telecommunications carriers, equipment manufacturers, technology companies, and other clients seeking to navigate the complexities of the U.S. communications regulatory regime.
In an April 2014 blog post that outlined his vision for protecting the open Internet, Tom Wheeler, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, expressed concern that "opening an entirely new [regulatory] approach ... invites delay that could tack on multiple more years" before binding net neutrality rules are in place. Eschewing those concerns, Wheeler and his Democrat colleagues on the FCC are now poised to do something never done before - regulate the Internet under Title II of ...
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