The Biden administration’s effort to improve “equity and diversity” on the Internet has been approved by the Federal Communications Commission, igniting controversy and drawing criticism of a purported “takeover.”
The FCC made a historic decision by voting 3-2 in favor of a plan that gives the federal government complete control over the Internet.
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presenting a strategy to prevent digital discrimination and encourage equitable access to broadband internet for all Americans. However, there are legitimate concerns about possible government abuse as a result of the proposed measures’ broad access and regulatory control over the entire Internet.
The document lists all of the Internet service provider characteristics that the FCC would have the authority to control.
- In addition to installing and maintaining network infrastructure, we also handle customer-premises equipment, perform network upgrades, guarantee network dependability, and offer professional installation.
- “speeds, capacities, latency, data caps, throttling, pricing, promotional rates, imposition of late fees, opportunity for equipment rental, installation time, contract renewal terms, service termination terms, and use of customer credit and account history”;
- “mandatory arbitration clauses, pricing, deposits, discounts, customer service, language options, credit checks, marketing or advertising, contract renewal, upgrades, account termination, transfers to another covered entity, and service suspension.”
The Biden administration’s proposed Internet “takeover” drew harsh criticism from FCC Commissioner Brandon Carr in a memo.
“Needless to say, Congress never contemplated the sweeping regulatory regime that President Biden asked the FCC to adopt—let alone authorized the agency to implement it,” he added. “Nonetheless, the Commission will vote next week, on November 15th, to put President Biden’s plan in place. A draft of the FCC order implementing President Biden’s plan is available here. I oppose the plan for several reasons.”
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“As exhausting as it is to read that list, the FCC itself says it is not an exhaustive li,” Carr continues. “The Biden Administration’s plan empowers the FCC to regulate every aspect of the Internet sector for the first time ever. The plan is motivated by an ideology of government control that is not compatible with the fundamental precepts of free market capitalism.”
“But it gets worse,” he adds. “The FCC reserves the right under this plan to regulate both ‘actions and omissions, whether recurring or a single instance.’ In other words, if you take any action, you may be liable, and if you do nothing, you may be liable. There is no path to complying with this standardless regime. It reads like a planning document drawn up in the faculty lounge of a university’s Soviet Studies Department.”
Carr painstakingly investigated the purported “myths” that the Biden administration was spreading in an attempt to severely restrict the Internet.
Carr’s fact check disproves the hysterical allegations regarding the termination of net neutrality.
In February, Biden subtly revealed that his administration intended to impose Internet regulations through an executive order, emphasizing the advancement of equity and diversity.
It is called the “Executive Order on Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through The Federal Government.”
Several people expressed concern over the following sentence from the executive order:
Agencies in the Federal Government must prioritize equity in the development, implementation, and use of AI and automated systems while guaranteeing compliance with applicable laws.
announcing a new executive order that emphasizes diversity and inclusivity in the AI sector. The implementation of this order will be supervised by a recently established “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” (DEI) board, which will guarantee equity and equal opportunities for all. We aim to remove uncertainty and be in line with the goals of this initiative by advancing equity.
