FCC delays December meeting, perhaps signaling net neutrality vote2010-11-24 09:36 by DanielaTags: FCC, Net Neutrality
The Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday that it has postponed its December meeting by about one week to Dec. 21, sparking a flurry of speculation that the agency did so to prepare for a vote on net neutrality. "An extra week will help us evaluate potential agenda items for December," said Jen Howard, a spokeswoman for the FCC. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski is expected to introduce a proposal that would be under its questionable legal jurisdiction over broadband service providers, according to Stifel Nicholaus analyst Rebecca Arbogast. And the chairman is in the difficult position of now having to convince two Democratic commissioners who have pushed him to reassert authority over broadband services so he can implement rules against discrimination of content on Internet networks. Analysts said the delay was probably created so Genachowski could garner support for a majority 3 to 2 vote on a final rule. Read more -here-
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