Controlling Internet content | Behind Blue Lines
June 9, 2009
Earlier in the spring, Democrat staffers on the House Energy and Commerce Committee let slip that they were discussing openly with the FCC the legal mechanism by which the FCC would assert control over the Internet and, specifically, Internet radio:
“This isn’t just about Limbaugh or a local radio host most of us haven’t heard about,” says Democrat committee member. “The FCC and state and local governments also have oversight over the Internet lines and the cable and telecom companies that operate them. We want to get alternative views on radio and TV, but we also want to makes sure those alternative views are read, heard and seen online, which is becoming increasingly video and audio driven. Thanks to the stimulus package, we’ve established that broadband networks — the Internet — are critical, national infrastructure. We think that gives us an opening to look at what runs over that critical infrastructure...“
Earlier in the spring, Democrat staffers on the House Energy and Commerce Committee let slip that they were discussing openly with the FCC the legal mechanism by which the FCC would assert control over the Internet and, specifically, Internet radio:
“This isn’t just about Limbaugh or a local radio host most of us haven’t heard about,” says Democrat committee member. “The FCC and state and local governments also have oversight over the Internet lines and the cable and telecom companies that operate them. We want to get alternative views on radio and TV, but we also want to makes sure those alternative views are read, heard and seen online, which is becoming increasingly video and audio driven. Thanks to the stimulus package, we’ve established that broadband networks — the Internet — are critical, national infrastructure. We think that gives us an opening to look at what runs over that critical infrastructure...“
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