Is there a good reason why anyone would want to continue with Comcast? If that's the only choice, perhaps, but hopefully the state of competition isn't really that bad that they are the only option. It's companies like Comcast that are holding back the US from having a vibrant, competitive and fast internet. Maybe Congress will step in? Terrible news.
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the Federal Communications Commission lacks the authority to require broadband providers to give equal treatment to all Internet traffic flowing over their networks.
The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia is a big victory for Comcast Corp., the nation's largest cable company. It had challenged the FCC's authority to impose so-called "net neutrality" obligations on broadband providers.
The ruling also marks a serious setback for the FCC, which is trying to officially set net neutrality regulations. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski argues that such rules are needed to prevent phone and cable companies from using their control over Internet access to favor some online content and services over others.
