Comcast Wants to Be the Net's Judge, Jury and Executioner

[Commentary] Comcast has just rolled out plans to draft a "bill of rights and responsibilities" for ISPs and Internet users. But the cable giant has forgotten one thing: to invite Internet users, policymakers and advocates to the table. The move comes as the cable giant is scrambling to preempt a Federal Communications Commission ruling against its blocking of legal file-sharing programs. It all boils down to a simple question: Can we trust Comcast to protect our online freedoms without enforceable, independent consumer safeguards? Their track record clearly indicates that a Comcast-drafted bill of rights would be worth no more than the paper it's printed on. After all, Comcast routinely finishes at or near the bottom of customer service surveys. This is the same company that still refuses to admit that it was secretly blocking its users' file-sharing applications, even after several independent investigations found the opposite to be true. It's the same company that then tried to block public debate on the issue by hiring seat-fillers to deny people entry to an FCC hearing in Boston. The need for Net Neutrality remains urgent. The FCC should do its job to uphold a real and enforceable bill of rights for consumers and not to trust the industry to police itself.
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