Caught between a previous regime’s decision on how to define broadband and a recent federal court decision that the Federal Communications Commission didn’t have the authority to regulate so-called net neutrality, Julius Genachowski is trying for a “third way.” The plan, outlined today in an 8-page document embedded below, tries for a bridge between the lighter “consensus” approach and “extreme” alternatives, all built around a central notion that the FCC
FCC’s Genachowski Tries To Carve A ‘Third Way’ For Regulating ISPs
Former FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, who was the original wimp when it comes to broadband reclassification.
Credit: AP / Harry Hamburg

Former FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, who was the original wimp when it comes to broadband reclassification.
Credit: AP / Harry Hamburg
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