FCC votes to move forward on reinstating Obama-era net neutrality rules
The Federal Communications Commission voted to consider a proposed rule to reestablish Obama-era “net neutrality” rules.
The FCC voted 3-2 on Thursday in favor of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would reestablish the FCC’s authority to pursue net neutrality, which is the requirement that internet service providers do not discriminate based on the source or destination of data, by classifying providers as common carriers under Title 2 of the Communications Act, meaning they could be regulated more heavily as if they were telecommunications providers.
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