O'Rielly Supports Pai Move to Review ISP Privacy Rles
FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly welcomed the opportunity take a new look at proposed ISP privacy rules. O’Rielly wrote Monday on the process Chairman Ajit Pai unveiled Friday, giving fellow commissioners until Thursday to weigh in on a proposed stay of…
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parts of the rules (see 1702240055). “As I indicated in my dissenting statement when the previous Commission adopted these rules, I believe they are fatally flawed from the standpoints of both statutory authority and public policy,” O’Rielly said in a statement. "I support the Chairman's proposal to allow the Commission and Congress time to take another look at these ill-considered rules before they have a chance to throw broadband providers' data security practices into unsettled territory.” O’Rielly said he generally supports the process Pai is following in moving forward on a stay, while giving commissioners a chance to vote.