Monday, January 8, 2018

Cox says they are committed to Net Neutrality

In response to the repeal of net neutrality, Cable TV and Internet provider Cox Communications is giving some mixed messages about the subject. They are saying they support net neutrality but they also say they applaud FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's repeal of them. What?

Here is their statement right after the FCC's repeal:
"Today’s vote by the FCC to remove the Title II section of the Net Neutrality rules does not impact our commitment to Net Neutrality. We do not block, throttle or otherwise interfere with consumers’ desire to go where they want on the Internet.  Cox has always been committed to providing an open Internet experience for our customers, and reversing the classification of Internet services does not change our commitment.  We applaud FCC Chairman Ajit Pai for his leadership that has overturned the previous Commission’s decision to enact Title II, the 1930s-era utility telephone regulations.  Reestablishing ‘light-touch’ regulation returns a level of certainty for consumer protections and future investment and innovation that spur the growth of the Internet."

It looks like they say that will follow the rules as long as there aren't any.

The third largest cable company in the US, Cox provides cable TV, Internet and phones to some where around 6 million house holds so their actions do have some repercussions so if they are committed to providing the best Internet service in their areas with no unfair blocking or priortization.