Cable Presidents Meet With Wheeler on Net Neutrality
The FCC may not be able to forbear away all the collateral effects of Title II reclassification under the Communications Act of the Internet, said a group of cable executives in a meeting with FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler last week,…
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according to an NCTA ex parte filing posted in docket 14-28 Monday. The group included Cox Communications President Pat Esser, Midcontinent Communications President Pat McAdaragh, NCTA President Michael Powell and Suddenlink CEO Jerry Kent, the filing said. One aspect of Title II reclassification that may be beyond forbearance is the web of state and local taxes that apply to utilities and telecom services but hadn’t previously been applied to broadband, the filing said. The “impact of Title II reclassification would be to stifle investment and innovation, raise consumer prices, and hurt broadband adoption,” the filing said. Rules based on Section 706 of Telecom Act would be “consistent with industry practices that have provided consumers with an open Internet experience for the past two decades,” the filing said.