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Comcast has said the Internet Service Providers Association of America

Nov. 13, 2018 by Kenneth Newton

Comcast has said the Internet Service Providers Association of America (ISPAIA) has "concluded that net neutrality is no longer the most important rule for broadband deployment."

However, as is usually the case with Internet service providers, Comcast has been arguing that net neutrality would not affect its ability to charge its cable and cable box customers for the services they provide.

"The net neutrality law is not a rule that requires ISPs to treat all Internet service as a service and thus do not benefit from the same network neutrality rules which are being put into place by the President's order," Comcast said in the filing.

The FCC has set up an interconnection regulator, the Federal Communications Commission, in place for Internet service providers. As a result, the Internet service providers have to negotiate with Comcast and other ISPs on issues such as how the federal government uses the Internet, and who is granted access to the Internet backbone.

The FCC's interconnection regulator, the Office of Civil Rights, is an independent agency. The commission has jurisdiction with regard to civil rights and Internet service providers in order to determine whether they should be allowed to provide Internet service to any company or individual, or whether the Internet service provider should be allowed to charge other carriers of Internet service for that service.

The FCC's interconnection commissioner is an independent agency. The Commission has jurisdiction with regard to internet service providers in order to determine whether they should be allowed to provide Internet service to any company or individual, or whether the Internet service provider should be allowed to charge other carriers of Internet service for that service.

"If a company or individual is a part of a 'Internet backbone' and Comcast/ISPAIA decides it wants to charge them for Internet service, or if the FCC has jurisdiction with regard to Internet service providers in order to approve or disapprove those services, Comcast/ISPAIA will be subject to a $10 million fine, court costs and other costs as well as any possible litigation that may be brought," the FCC said in the filing.

The FCC found that Comcast/ISPAIA did use a tactic to get its interconnection rules changed in 2004, when Congress amended the Communications Act.

"Comcast has made clear its intent to continue using any type of interconnection to provide broadband service to its broadband customers," the FCC said in the filing. "In order to further justify its actions, Comcast/ISPAIA has employed an aggressive strategy to convince Verizon and Comcast/ISPAIA of the need