FCC brings back net neutrality—’broadband is a necessity, not a luxury,’ chair says

Fortune— The rules ban practices that reserve higher speeds for the services or customers willing to pay more for them.

The Center Square—Like it or not, FCC brings back net neutrality. (The Center Square) – The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted 3-2 to restore net neutrality rules, reversing a repeal ushered through during the Trump administration. Net neutrality is the idea that internet service providers should not be able to discriminate against different kinds of content by throttling connection speeds or offering paid priority. Just ahead of Thursday' vote, Democratic FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel said internet access went...

CBS News—Net neutrality is back: FCC bars broadband providers from meddling with internet speed. Internet service providers can no longer fiddle with how quickly — or not — customers are able to browse the web or download files, the Federal Communications Commission ruled Thursday.The 3-2 vote to adopt net neutrality regulations, which block wireless companies from selectively speeding up, slowing down or blocking users' internet traffic, restores a policy that was discarded during the Trump administration.The reversal also paves the way for a legal fight with the broadband industry. The...

Neowin—[Update] The FCC is voting today to bring back net neutrality in the U.S.. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has now voted in favor of reinstating net neutrality rules, which will bar ISPs from blocking or restricting content on broadband.