FCC should tread carefully in crackdown on digital discrimination

By Eric Fruits

Published January 30, 2023 5:21am ET

FCC should tread carefully in crackdown on digital discrimination — The Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday it won't appeal a court decision that struck down broadband Internet rules known as net neutrality and instead will draft a new set of regulations to ensure open access to the Web. (Photo: Thinkstock) | Digital Vision.

The infrastructure bill that President Joe Biden signed in November 2021 included a provision requiring the Federal Communications Commission to prevent discrimination in access to broadband internet based on race, ethnicity, color, religion, or national origin.

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