FCC Vote Is Today!  What Does It Really Mean?

The vote this Thursday is a sure thing.  What happens next is also a sure thing: lawsuits!  The FCC is a notoriously regular provider of legal work for the FCBA.

But what happens next right away might be a very big yawn.  Or, a nothingburger!  Or not.  Trade associations with ISP members are holding their breaths, afraid one of their members might, just might, do something rash.  Like -- ching, ching! -- a high-priced fast lane.  Or a slow, politically correct lane.

Which ISP will it be?  One of the big ones?  Pick one: Altice, AT&T, CenturyLink, Charter, Comcast, Cox or Verizon Fios?  Or will an edge player volunteer to pay for a fast lane?  Pick one: Alphabet, Amazon, Facebook, Netflix, Snap, Square, Twitter or a well-financed start-up looking for an edge?  Or will this lack of rules only last until the next Presidential election?

Long range, The New York Times has a good look at what has happened in the European Union where some ISPs have declared their very own non-neutral fast lanes.

Think it'll happen here? Oh, yeah.

Random Notes

Will Fox and Disney cut a deal?  Probably.  But what might that mean for a restructured Fox?  Will the Wall Street Journal, Fox News, Fox Business News, the New York Post and the Fleet Street U.K. group of tabloids all wind up in one company … and will Rupert write all the copy, or just the headlines, or just the make-me-richer politically correct slant?

What will Trump do?  Block it?  Or okay it with a nice slice for himself?

Whatever, change is the new normal.

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