As a refresher: Back in 2014, a federal court struck down the existing Open Internet Rule from 2010, leaving the FCC holding the metaphorical bag.
The agency had to create a new rule to replace the lost one, and so it did.
The Commission formally voted in May, 2014 to open a proceeding to consider a new proposed rule.
That vote passed by 3-2, with the then-minority Republican commissioners Ajit Pai and Michael O’Rielly dissenting.
“Chairman Pai is leading a much more transparent rulemaking than the one supported by Commissioner Clyburn back then.
By contrast, Commissioner Clyburn in 2014 voted for a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that the public had not been allowed to see.
Also, because economic analysis is critical to the Commission’s decisions in this area, Chairman Pai has proposed that the FCC conduct a cost-benefit analysis during this rulemaking proceeding. »