DOJ on Network Neutrality
Yesterday, the Department of Justice told the FCC that it is opposed to network neutrality. As the AP (via the Washington Post) reports:
The Justice Department said imposing network neutrality could hamper development of the Internet and prevent service providers from upgrading or expanding their networks.Providing different levels of service is common, the department said. As an example, it noted that the U.S. Postal Service charges customers different guarantees and speeds for package delivery. “Whether or not the same type of differentiated products and services will develop on the Internet should be determined by market forces, not regulatory intervention,” the department said in its filing.
The agency’s stance comes more than two months after Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Deborah Platt Majoras said that policymakers should not require network neutrality.
[Update: The DOJ press release is here and the filing itself is here.]
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