New regulatory environment restores the Obama era status quo ante “Broadband is an essential service. Essential services have oversight”Net neutrality remains
(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...
The US government on Thursday banned internet service providers (ISPs) from meddling in the speeds their customers receive when browsing the web and downloading files, restoring tough rules rescinded during the Trump administration and setting the stage for a major legal battle with the broadband industry. The net neutrality regulations adopted Thursday by the Federal Communications Commission prohibit providers such as AT&T, Comcast and Verizon from selectively speeding up, slowing down or...
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The U.S. will reinstate Obama-era regulations for internet service providers that promise fast, reliable and fair internet speeds for all consumers. What happened when those rules were taken away?
The rules ban practices that reserve higher speeds for the services or customers willing to pay more for them.
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...
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.
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The Obama-era rules classify broadband service providers in the US as common carriers under Title II of the Telecommunications Act, subjecting them to the same regulatory oversight as telephone networks and cable TV. According to the FCC, the open internet standard will "protect consumers, defend national security, and advance publicRead Entire Article
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