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Saturday, October 2, 2010
Minority Media Group to FCC: Give NetNeutrality Legislation
Another ChanceBy David Hatch
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CONGRESS, FCC
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2010 11:05 AM
David Honig, president and executive director of the Minority
Media and Telecommunications Council, urged the
FCC Friday not to proceed with his regulatory proposals for
broadband, but to instead give Congress another shot at
passing network neutrality legislation during the upcoming lame
duck session.
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has proposed expanding the
agency's net neutrality guidelines designed to
preserve the Internet's openness, and has recommended tougher
regulation for providers of the technology. Strong
resistance from industry and both parties forced him cede to
Congress, which failed this week to settle on a
legislative fix.
Honig's view is at odds with other watchdogs and several
prominent Democratic lawmakers who have urged
Genachowski to act following the collapse of last-minute
legislative efforts. The minority media advocate backs
enhanced net neutrality safeguards but opposes reclassifying
broadband as a telecom service subject to stricter
regulation. He contends that such a step would undermine
opportunities for minority enterprises. "The tide is in
favor of getting the legislation that almost crossed the
finished line," he insisted.
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