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FOIA News: FCC defends withholdings of net neutrality comments

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New York Times Not Entitled To Information About Net Neutrality Commenters, FCC Says

By Wendy Davis, Digital News Daily, Mar. 18, 2019

The Federal Communications Commission is asking a judge to reject The New York Times Company's request for information about comments submitted to the agency in its 2017 net neutrality proceeding.

The agency argues in new court papers that the data sought by the Times -- including IP addresses associated with comments -- would compromise commenters' privacy. The FCC also says it can't provide the information sought by the news company without undertaking new research.

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