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Title: Net neutrality passes FCC, will apply to mobile too Post by: HCK on February 27, 2015, 09:00:18 am Net neutrality passes FCC, will apply to mobile too
<article> <section class="page"> <p> The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has voted to approve new net neutrality rules by reclassifying broadband as a regulated public utility, over the objections of the commission’s Republican members and large broadband providers.</p><p> The commission voted 3-2 Thursday to approve net neutrality rules that prohibit broadband providers from selectively blocking or slowing Web traffic and from offering paid traffic prioritization services. The commission’s vote on the new rules prompted loud applause from the audience at the FCC meeting.</p><p> The new regulations will almost certainly face a court challenge from broadband providers, and a court case could drag out for years. Verizon Communications, AT&T and Comcast have all opposed reclassification of broadband.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2889656/fcc-passes-net-neutrality-rules-reclassifies-broadband-as-utility.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Net neutrality passes FCC, will apply to mobile too (http://www.macworld.com/article/2889656/fcc-passes-net-neutrality-rules-reclassifies-broadband-as-utility.html#tk.rss_all) |