Title: Do we really need the Internet? | InfoWorld
Headings: Do we really need the Internet?
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Do we really need the Internet?
One FCC commissioner appears to think that we don't, but perhaps he doesn't understand the question

Content: Having worked for Congress as a staffer over the last many years, I can say without equivocation that this is intentional. More specifically, Congress did not and does not want Federal regulators to take action on Internet-related issues in most circumstances. That is its prerogative, and it is not our role to challenge this position by doing end-runs around the statute or using convoluted statutory interpretations to usurp their Constitutional functions. Either have the will to seek changes in Congress or accept this fate. It is generally best that existing law be referenced and used whenever possible, but the endless technological march he calls out in his first point will make that ever more challenging. I find it disconcerting that he fully supports Congress as taking the leading role in Internet management and regulation, however. A benevolent Congress can perhaps pull it off, but not the dyslexic and despised legislative body we currently enjoy. Remember, this is the same U.S. Congress that still believes climate change is a hoax, disbanding the Office of Technology Assessment 20 years ago in order to not have to listen to those pesky scientists. But it’s the fourth point that rankled readers. I think the problem here is the commingling of the words “necessity” and “basic human right.”