FCC can define markets with only one ISP as “competitive,” court rules
by Jon Brodkin from Ars Technica - All content on (#3XR1F)
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An appeals court has upheld a Federal Communications Commission ruling that broadband markets can be competitive even when there is only one Internet provider.
The FCC can "rationally choose which evidence to believe among conflicting evidence," the court ruling said.
The FCC voted last year to eliminate price caps imposed on some business broadband providers such as AT&T and Verizon. The FCC decision eliminated caps in any given county if 50 percent of potential customers "are within a half mile of a location served by a competitive provider."
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