The FCC Votes to Regulate the Internet Like a Utility

In a 3-2 vote today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to radically overhaul the way Internet service is regulated. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler and the commission’s two Democratic commissioners voted to move forward with the rules. The agency’s two GOP-appointed commissioners opposed them.

The FCC Votes to Regulate the Internet Like a Utility Ajit-pai-titleII-net-neutrality-secret-viaTwitter

The FCC Votes to Regulate the Internet Like a Utility Ajit-pai-titleII-net-neutrality-secret-viaTwitter

Under the new rules, broadband providers, long classified by the agency as Title I information services, will now be regulated as Title II telecommunications services—essentially making them public utilities, like the phone system. The move is designed to allow the FCC to implement strict net neutrality rules limiting how much control Internet service providers (ISPs) can exert over what passes over their networks.

Today’s vote is the result of a lengthy process begun by Chairman Wheeler roughly a year ago, and that process came in the wake of two previous efforts in which the agency’s net neutrality rules were struck down in court. But the end result of the vote was largely set near the end of last year, when President Obama released a statement calling for the agency to implement the strongest possible net neutrality rules.

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The FCC Votes to Regulate the Internet Like a Utility

The FCC Votes to Regulate the Internet Like a Utility

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