INCOMPAS: FCC Ignored Key Info in Net Neutrality Decision

INCOMPAS, whose members including streaming services, edge providers, and competitive carriers, has officially filed suit against the Restoring Internet Freedom order. Part of their argument is the Federal Communications Commission did not include important information in the comment record for the decision. 

CEO Chip Pickering used the filing as an opportunity not only to slam the FCC, but take a shot at the AT&T-Time Warner deal. “Critical merger information was blocked and withheld from the FCC’s net neutrality proceeding," he asserted. "As we watch the AT&T-Time Warner antitrust trial unfolding, it’s clear large ISPs fear a competitive streaming marketplace. Their desire to gobble up content, rather than creating it from scratch, is a sign that anti-competitive interconnection practices and paid prioritization schemes are on the horizon unless strong net neutrality protections are preserved."