Verizon, AT&T split on approach to FCC

After weeks of discussions with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the nation's two largest phone companies still have disagreements on what kinds of network neutrality rules they can swallow.

With FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski preparing to reveal his network neutrality plans, AT&T and Verizon have been split in their approaches to agency deliberations this month. Verizon has been publicly icier than AT&T about the prospect of an FCC-led net neutrality compromise, making a concerted effort to elbow the decision back into Congress. AT&T has publicly stated a desire to reach an FCC-led deal. The company has engaged heavily with the FCC this month, unleashing a flurry of activity aimed at shaping the an FCC decision through both public and private maneuverings.