Net Neutrality Focus Shifts to States, Hill

Broadband providers and virtually everyone else is calling for Congress to finally step in and clarify just what authority the Federal Communications Commission has and should use over internet access. The FCC has to come back to the court with a better justification for its assertion that its deregulatory moves would not adversely affect public safety, pole-attachment regulations and Lifeline broadband subsidies. FCC officials said they had no concerns about providing those explanations. Net neutrality supporters will push for: legislation and state-by-state action. ISPs will back compromise legislation, but from a stronger position than when the case had yet to be decided. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai continues to believe that the ideal scenario is for Congress to step in and resolve the issue once and for all, even if that ultimately means restoring some of the rules the FCC eliminated.