The U.S. Federal Communications Commission next month is planning a vote to kill Obama-era rules demanding fair treatment of web traffic and may decide to vacate the regulations altogether, according to people familiar with the plans.
The move would reignite a years-long debate that has seen Republicans and broadband providers seeking to eliminate the rules, while Democrats and technology companies support them. The regulations passed in 2015 bar broadband providers such as AT&T Inc. and Comcast Corp. from interfering with web traffic sent by Google, Facebook Inc. and others.
[...] Pai plans to seek a vote in December, said two people who asked not to be identified because the matter hasn't been made public. As the head of a Republican majority, he is likely to win a vote on whatever he proposes.
[...] The agency declined to comment on the timing of a vote. "We don't have anything to report at this point," said Tina Pelkey, a spokeswoman for the commission.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by crafoo on Friday November 17 2017, @01:22AM
Illegal or not, it's time to start building out mesh networks. Cheap transmitters and mesh routers, like $5-$15 range. Wall socket outlets, light switches, solar match boxes, usb sticks. Fuck the wireless carriers stomp on their bands too. Distributed routing, distributed storage, fully encrypted, fully anonymous.