Congratulations are in order to those who worked hard to promote the cause of an Open Internet. Last month I Interviewed Marvin Ammori, general counsel for the Free Press, which was one of several groups leading the charge. At the time, Kevin Martin had recommended the Federal Communication Commission vote to punish Comcast for blocking some types of Internet traffic.
On Friday, the FCC voted to do that, by a vote of 3 to 2, which was much closer than I had expected. Comcast won’t have to pay any fines. Still, it marks the first time the FCC has officially voted in favor of such a policy, and that’s good news for all of us.