Got a net neutrality complaint? Here's what to do

The Federal Communications Commission’s new net neutrality rules are now almost a week old, and the fighting over them has just begun. Republicans vow they’ll kill the FCC’s move in Congress, calling it a blow to personal liberty and small government. Meanwhile the reform outfit Free Press has dubbed the Commission’s Order “Not Neutrality” and a “textbook example of industry capture of a federal agency.” The group is particularly disappointed that the rules exempt wireless broadband from its unreasonable discrimination ban, and is lining up supporters for a new battle to get stronger regulations. And this is just the beginning. Even before full rules were published on Friday, there was a semi-major brouhaha over what the FCC Order meant when it mentioned the Android open operating system in its discussion about mobile broadband. But amidst all the fervor over this decision, it occurred to us that now anybody can file a formal or informal net neutrality complaint with the FCC, based on its new rules. Here’s what the Commission’s Order says about this process, and how the FCC’s complaint system currently works.

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