Telecom groups push back on need for additional cyber regulation in response to FCC net neutrality proceeding

Major communications groups are asking the Federal Communications Commission to steer away from including cybersecurity as part of a notice of proposed rulemaking to reinstate Title II regulations to reclassify broadband internet service.

“The Commission’s role in cybersecurity is limited, and the NPRM’s effort to address cybersecurity does not depend on classifying broadband as a Title II service. Congress has recognized that other agencies -- such as the Department of Homeland Security -- have the relevant expertise and resources to...