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NTCA Lobbies Stark Aide on Net Neutrality Rules

NTCA asked the FCC to "recognize and seek input on the multi-sided nature of the internet ecosystem" as it seeks comments on net neutrality rules. The group raised concerns in a meeting with an aide to Commissioner Geoffrey Starks about…

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the draft NPRM, saying it "appears to presume that concerns regarding the ability and incentives to engage in certain kinds of conduct arise only from" retail ISPs, said an ex parte filing posted Thursday in docket 23-320 (see 2309280084). NTCA also urged the "use of open-ended questions" on the potential benefits and costs of "forbearance from contribution obligations," saying the only rationale offered in the draft NPRM was "the mere fact that such forbearance was temporarily applied previously."