Comcast Sees The Downside To Winning Their Net Neutrality Case

[Commentary] Congratulations, Comcast. You restored your good name and reputation by beating back the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in court. That little wrist slap the Commission gave you for slowing down traffic in your Internet network a couple of years ago has been avenged. Your record is clean, legally speaking.

Of course, the story isn't all that simple, is it? Because the hidden story of Comcast's glorious victory is that if Comcast were smart, it wouldn't in the first place have brought the case, which challenged the FCC's authority over the company's high-speed Internet service. Some in the telecommunications industry, perhaps even huge companies with three letters in its name, urged (begged?) Comcast not to take the FCC's ruling to court, because of the possibility that Comcast could actually win and, potentially, win big -- which is what happened. As Comcast has no doubt realized, but won't admit - winning is a bitch.