McSweeney, Clyburn Defend FCC Net Neutrality, Privacy Rules
FTC Commissioner Terrell McSweeny and FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn said it would harm consumers and innovators if the communications regulator's net neutrality order is rolled back, as Republicans promised. "Ensuring that the internet remains a fountain of innovation and disruption…
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is at the heart of open internet policy," they said in a joint commentary on recode. "The elimination of clear rules protecting a free and open internet would put us in uncharted territory and would create uncertainty for ISPs, edge providers and consumers alike." They also defended related FCC broadband privacy rules, which they suggested complemented FTC privacy rules, though they also endorsed further efforts by both commissions to collaborate and by Congress to pass legislation on privacy. FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez also defended the FCC's privacy rules (see 1701050066).