Small ISP Exemption to Net Neutrality Transparency Rule Needs To Be Permanent, ACA Says
Some particularly onerous reporting requirements "are tangible and significant" enough that the small-provider exemption to the updated transparency rules adopted in the FCC 2015 net neutrality order should be made permanent, the American Cable Association said in an ex parte…
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filing posted Thursday in docket 14-28. It detailed a meeting that ACA staff including Ross Lieberman, senior vice president-government affairs, had with Consumer and Government Affairs Bureau staffers to elaborate on the ACA's position (see 1508060057). Collecting and disclosing information regarding various network practices such as use of filters and other means of addressing congestion, "would be burdensome, particularly because traffic management practices change as traffic types and patterns evolve," ACA said. Similarly, directly notifying customers about usage triggers "would burden smaller providers, particularly those that do not have automated notification systems in place," ACA said. While not objecting to the general obligation of notifying customers about network practices, ACA said smaller ISPs "should have flexibility in determining the specific information to be provided and how it should be disclosed."