Today, Monday, September 9, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will hear oral arguments in Verizon’s challenge of the Federal Communications Commission’s December 2010 Order on “Preserving the Free and Open Internet.” This “Before Net Neutrality Eats The World” series has explored fundamental issues at stake; I’m wrapping it up today.
(At lunchtime today, you’ll be able to stream a TechFreedom/International Center for Law & Economics luncheon panel reacting to the proceedings.)
The Internet is still relatively new as an economic and cultural phenomenon, and it has been a full eight years since the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Internet Policy Statement of 2005 that created this long and drawn out net neutrality distraction.
During this unfortunate detour and waste of resources, the runup to the case represented a unique opportunity in business and political history to build an intellectual and consumer case against infrastructure socialism, and for network property rights.
Much of the debate has focused on FCC’s authority instead, which is a bit worrisome. Sure, affirming that FCC lacks authority to control networks is vitally important; but no one, including Congress, should have such “authority.” Networks are private property, and establishing that is the priority…..To Read More…..
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