• Washington Post, Tuesday, April 27, 2010 9:39 AM

Google will refrain from debating how the Federal Communications Commission should ensure its ability to regulate broadband services, reports The Washington Post. In a blog post Monday, media counsel Rick Whitt explained that Google is more concerned about net-neutrality policies at the FCC than questions over the agency's legal maneuvering to ensure its authority over broadband.

"That authority was cast into doubt after a federal appeals court sided with Comcast, saying the FCC overreached when it sanctioned the cable giant for net-neutrality violations," writes WaPo. "To us, this has never been about regulatory rigidity but about protecting consumers and keeping the Internet open for innovators," Whitt said in the blog post. "So while we're not wed to any particular legal theory to justify the FCC's jurisdiction, we do believe some minimal oversight over broadband networks is essential." Whitt added that the FCC has "ample legal authority," while Google "supports whatever jurisdictional fix is 'most sustainable legally.'

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