For the second time this month, a top Federal Trade Commission official has spoken out against proposed rules being considered by the Federal Communications Commission to oversee Net Neutrality.
According to reports, FTC Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen spoke to reporters to challenge proposals that the FCC reclassify broadband as a common carrier. The move, Ohlhausen said, would place Internet service providers beyond the reach of FTC jurisdiction, and added that her concern “is really not so much for the FTC, but for the loss to consumers – that they would lose out from having the FTC’s active oversight.”
Reclassifying broadband as a common carrier would allow the FCC to regulate providers as it currently regulates telephone companies. Doing so is just one of several possible methods being currently considered by the communications regulator to protect Net Neutrality and ensure that leading ISPs do not charge popular content providers more for there service.
But proponents of this plan argue that existing antitrust law protects Net Neutrality.
Full content: Washington Post
Want more news? Subscribe to CPI’s free daily newsletter for more headlines and updates on antitrust developments around the world.
Featured News
Elon Musk Leads $97.4 Billion Bid to Take Control of OpenAI
Feb 10, 2025 by
CPI
Nigerian Court Confirms Consumer Protection Commission’s Authority Over Telecom Sector
Feb 10, 2025 by
CPI
Microsoft Under French Antitrust Investigation Over Bing Practices
Feb 10, 2025 by
CPI
Hausfeld Grows Antitrust Litigation Team
Feb 10, 2025 by
CPI
Microsoft Seeks to Ease EU Antitrust Concerns With Office Pricing Adjustment
Feb 10, 2025 by
CPI
Antitrust Mix by CPI
Antitrust Chronicle® – International Criminal Enforcement
Jan 23, 2025 by
CPI
The Antitrust Division’s Recent Work to Combat International Cartels
Jan 23, 2025 by
Emma Burnham & Benjamin Christenson
Information Sharing: The New Frontier of U.S. Antitrust Enforcement
Jan 23, 2025 by
Brian P. Quinn, Casey Kovarik & Michael Tubach
The Key Role of Guidelines on Exchanges of Information Among Competitors and the Divergent Transatlantic Paths
Jan 23, 2025 by
Rosa Abrantes-Metz & Albert Metz
Leniency, Whistleblowers, and Compliance
Jan 23, 2025 by
Richard Powers, Tara O’Malley & Cory Gordon