Netflix: Do as I say, not as I do

A year ago last February, the FCC gave itself the role of Internet cop-on-the beat via its net neutrality law. When that law was passed, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler proclaimed, “The American people reasonably expect and deserve an Internet that is fast, fair and open. Today they get what they deserve: strong, enforceable rules that will ensure the Internet remains open, now and in the future.”

A core piece of that law bans so-called gatekeeping practices — like throttling of service speeds — because, as the FCC explained, they can choke consumer demand for broadband, thus harming development of a healthy and vibrant open Internet.