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- F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules
- FCC votes to repeal net neutrality rules
- "Net neutrality is the secret sauce that has made the internet awesome"
- FCC overturns net neutrality rules, but supporters pledge to continue fight
WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission voted on Thursday to dismantle rules regulating the businesses that connect consumers to the internet, granting broadband companies the power to potentially reshape Americans' online experiences.
The agency scrapped the so-called net neutrality regulations that prohibited broadband providers from blocking websites or charging for higher-quality service or certain content. The federal government will also no longer regulate high-speed internet delivery as if it were a utility, like phone service.
The action reversed the agency's 2015 decision, during the Obama administration, to have stronger oversight over broadband providers as Americans have migrated to the internet for most communications. It reflected the view of the Trump administration and the new F.C.C. chairman that unregulated business will eventually yield innovation and help the economy.
It will take weeks for the repeal to go into effect, so consumers will not see any of the potential changes right away. But the political and legal fight started immediately. Numerous Democrats on Capitol Hill called for a bill that would reestablish the rules, and several Democratic state attorneys general, including Eric T. Schneiderman of New York, said they would file a suit to stop the change.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Runaway1956 on Friday December 15 2017, @02:39PM (1 child)
Don't feel lonesome with those crazy telephone toll schemes. Until relatively recently, calling our local sheriff's office was a toll call. When the 911 system was FINALLY implemented, we could call the sheriff for free - but for genuine emergencies only. Routine calls are still toll calls today. If you want to chat with the sheriff, you better have a cell phone, which is a free call - except, cell service really sucks at this end of the county. It might be better to just drive the 25 miles into town, and chat in person.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 16 2017, @01:14AM
It's just unbelievable that the implementers didn't foresee the probability that there would be idiots who would use that number for cats stuck in trees or cable TV gone down or whatever and implement and PUBLICIZE WITH EQUAL FERVOR the 3-1-1 system in parallel with 9-1-1.
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