The Same FCC That Ignored Science To Kill Net Neutrality Has Created An 'Office Of Economics & Analysis'

The Same FCC That Ignored Science To Kill Net Neutrality Has Created An 'Office Of Economics & Analysis'

6 years ago
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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180130/11145339121/same-fcc-that-ignored-science-to-kill-net-neutrality-has-created-office-economics-analysis.shtml

You'll recall that the FCC ignored the public, the people who built the internet, and all objective data as it rushed to repeal net neutrality at Verizon, Comcast and AT&T's behest. Things got so absurd during the proceeding, the FCC at one point was directing reporters who had questions regarding the FCC's shaky justifications to telecom industry lobbyists, who were more than happy to molest data until it "proved" FCC assertions on this front (most notably the false claim that net neutrality killed sector investment):

"During a conference call FCC officials held with reporters last week, I asked about this discrepancy between Pai's assertion that investment is declining and what the actual data shows. The officials dismissed my question, saying I had my facts wrong. But they didn't offer any data that would prove Pai's argument.