The plan to kill Obama-era net neutrality rules is officially here.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman
Ajit Pai said on Wednesday that he's beginning to roll back net
neutrality rules, a process he says will promote competition, create
jobs, and give more Americans access to high-speed internet.
"Nothing about the internet was broken in
2015," he said, speaking of when the FCC moved to regulate the internet
as a public utility under Title II of the Telecommunications Act. "It
was all about politics."
How is the Internet Regulated Now?
The internet is now regulated under Title II,
which was created in the 1930s to regulate the Ma Bell telephone
monopoly. By applying these rules to internet service providers, the FCC
has more authority to regulate the behavior of internet service
providers, including helping to control what consumers are charged and
ensuring there is no paid prioritization online, which would create
so-called fast and slow lanes.
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Source: NBC News
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