Yesterday HOTI filed its FCC reply comments (PDF) on the Vuze petition. A tip of our hat and a case of Diet Coke to our Legal Eagles, who read through virtually all the filings in the Vuze matter. Their conclusions:

Net Neutrality would legally undercut the very “smart network” technology driving our faster, less expensive communication.

Despite all the sound and fury, there wasn’t a single explanation in any pro-Net Neutrality filing on why current FCC authority is insufficient to protect consumers. That’s a key point because, as we’ve said all along, until the courts tell us otherwise, consumers are already protected and a new federal law would just add unnecessary legal uncertainty to the Internet.