Comments on: FCC Plows Ahead With Broadband Plan Despite Comcast Ruling

By: Harold Feld: Baucus Proposes Cutting Broadband Build Out to Fund Tax Credits: Cut Programs That Create Jobs to Fund What Doesn’t? | Blog All Over The World.com

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:25:28 +0000

[...] infrastructure. Now, with the effort to re-purpose the Universal Service Fund for broadband seriously jeopardized, Congress proposes to trim back available money for broadband even [...]

By: Does The FCC Plan to Give Up on Broadband Regulation?

Does The FCC Plan to Give Up on Broadband Regulation? — Mon, 03 May 2010 15:47:42 +0000

[...] Which means everything from the agency’s ability to regulate network neutrality to its planned reform of the universal service fund could end up mired in legal challenges, and may never be [...]

By: Barbara Esbin

Barbara Esbin — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:41:09 +0000

"Which indicates to me that when the FCC has to implement anything difficult or controversial, the issue of its authority will come up again and again — both from lobbyists and later through the courts. So the real question is as the FCC tries to implement a new broadband-centric regulatory regime, when is going to take the time to clear up these lingering questions?"

The FCC is essentially required by law to take up questions about its regulatory authority every time it acts. The real question is when is Congress going to take the time to clear up lingering questions about the FCC's authority with respect to Internet service providers.