FCC's Berry Warns Against 'Flyspecking' Network Management

Matthew Berry, chief of staff to Federal Communications Commission member Ajit Pai, says the FCC should think long and hard about whether "flyspecking network management practices" is good for consumers.

Chief of Staff Berry talked about the FCC's third attempt to regulate Internet network management practices.

The FCC is currently coming up with new anti-discrimination and anti-blocking rules per a court remand. He said that rather than take inspiration from the proverb, "when at first you don't succeed, try, try again," the FCC should take its cue from a quote attributed to WC Fields: "When at first you don't succeed, try, try again. And then quit. There's no use being a damn fool about it." Berry says the private sector has "overwhelmingly respected Internet freedom, and the reason why is simple: It’s what consumers want."