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ISPs: Net neutrality rules are illegal because Internet access uses computers
Internet service providers yesterday filed a 95-page brief outlining their case that the Federal Communications Commission’s new net neutrality rules should be overturned. One of the central arguments is that the FCC cannot impose common carrier rules on Internet access because it can’t be defined as a “telecommunications” service under Title II of the Communications Act.
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By this argument, phone service isn't telecommunications either because my cell service provider installed software on my phone, offers cloud storage, and uses computers to route my call data. And what about radio? They don't just broadcast the direct analog signal from a microphone. Every form of long-distance communications relies on computer processing in the modern world, so if anything we need to update the definition of "telecommunications" accordingly.