Submission + - FCC commissioner on ISP Title II - Will stifle small business. (watchdog.org)
Cilin writes: “It gives the FCC the power to micromanage virtually every aspect of how the Internet works,” said FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai. The 332 page proposal, set to be voted on on the 26th still has not been released to the public. “The plan saddles small, independent businesses and entrepreneurs with heavy-handed regulations that will push them out of the market,” said Pai. “As a result, Americans will have fewer broadband choices. This is no accident. Title II was designed to regulate a monopoly. If we impose that model on a vibrant broadband marketplace, a highly regulated monopoly is what we’ll get.”