5G will get its court time.
FCC struggles to convince judge that broadband isn’t “telecommunications”
A Federal Communications Commission lawyer faced a skeptical panel of judges today as the FCC defended its repeal of net neutrality rules and deregulation of the broadband industry.
Blocking, throttling, or any sort of paid prioritization that causes other traffic to be delivered slower than prioritized traffic could affect both public safety agencies and consumers who rely on broadband to get emergency messages, she noted. As an example, she said her county's public health website provides information about vaccine stock in case of influenza outbreaks.
