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Last week's issuance by the Federal Communications Commission of rules to protect what some still call "net neutrality" was destined to be legally challenged by someone, on some grounds - that's the nature of regulatory government. (In a pre-emptive strike, Verizon filed its challenge last January.) But in the first of what will probably be several challenges since the order, the advocacy group Free Press makes one and only one argument.

It cuts to the quick, and then stops: The FCC can't adopt two sets of rules for a "mobile Internet" and a "fixed Internet," while pretending to uphold "one Internet" to the public.

New technologies, such as collaboration tools and mobile devices, create new opportunities for enterprises to innovate and provide better customer service. But they also introduce new costs and new risks.

In an executive brief sponsored by Qwest Business, IDC outlines the security, compliance and cost issues facing the organization of today.