The debate around the FCC’s position in regulating net neutrality has been re-addressed, as the organization is requesting more information on whether or not regulations should even apply. This has been a topic of debate for quite some time, with the FCC’s position coming into question as Google and Verizon bring up the legal issues around net neutrality.

From The New York Times,

The agency is also asking for comments about one of the most hotly debated Internet regulatory issues: special services that offer to prioritize certain digital traffic for a fee.

Those two issues were at the center of a recent proposal by Verizon and Google that generated widespread debate in the telecommunications and Internet communities.

Net neutrality has been gaining more mainstream awareness, as consumer interests are increasingly at stake. Glenn Manishin, legal expert SiliconANGLE contributor who does not represent Google, Verizon or any party to the FCC proceeding, brings up some important points around the true focal point of the legalities of net neutrality, saying

“The application of so-called Net Neutrality rules to wireless Internet access is the most technically and legally complex issue in this politically charged debate. The FCC’s decision to ask for further input is an appropriately cautious approach in light of the reversal of it’s earlier Comcast order on appeal.

“The public interest community is understandably frustrated, but their position largely ignores the shaky, at best, jurisdictional basis for their proposals, which are likely to be stayed or reversed by the courts if adopted without a careful legal analysis the Commission currently lacks and they unfortunately have not supplied.”

We’ve covered several angles on the topic as well, from the corporate level to analysis of its effects on the mobile device industry. See here.