Document Type
Article
Publication
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
Year
2003
Citation Information
Philip J. Weiser, Toward a Next Generation Regulatory Strategy, 35 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 41 (2003), available at https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/faculty-articles/1236.
Abstract
The FCC is now facing a set of issues that will help shape the future evolution of the Internet and the role of government in its development. In particular, the FCC is in the midst of designing a regulatory regime for broadband platforms. To do so, the FCC must decide both on the appropriate regulatory classification for such platforms and what legal rules (if any) should govern access to such platforms. This Article explains how the FCC, using its "ancillary jurisdiction" authority under Title I of the Communications Act, can develop a reactive regulatory regime that examines allegations of discriminatory access based on a factual record through complaint proceedings. This approach envisions that the FCC would not follow the prescriptive model of regulation (such as that provided by common carrier regulation), but instead would develop a common law, "antitrust-like" model that would focus on competition policy concerns that actually arise.
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