Dismantling net neutrality...
Oh, but they did.
The Federal Communications voted Thursday to dismantle its net neutrality regulations, Klint Finley reports on wired.com.
But that won't end the fight over rules that prohibit Internet service providers from creating fast lanes for some content, while blocking or throttling others, Finley wrote.
Most immediately, the activity will move to the courts, where the advocacy group Free Press, and probably others, will challenge the FCC's decision.
New York attorney general announces multi-state lawsuit
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, a leading voice in the fight against the FCC’s net neutrality rules repeal, has stepped forward with one of the first legal challenges to the commission’s controversial vote, Taylor Hatmaker reports on techcrunch.com.
Citing his investigation into the FCC’s public comments process preceding the vote, Schneiderman declared his office’s intention to sue to “stop the FCC’s illegal rollback of net neutrality” — a forthcoming legal challenge that’s sure to be in good company. In response to questions from TechCrunch, Schneiderman’s office noted that he will spearhead a multi-state lawsuit and that we can expect it “in the coming days,” Hatmaker wrote.
What the changes mean to you and more
(The FCC's) decision opens the door for very different consumer experiences on the Internet. The rules will go into effect in the coming weeks, Cecilia King reports on nytimes.com.
Here is a guide to what will happen next, King wrote: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/15/technology/net-neutrality-repeal.html
What's next after the FCC's net neutrality ruling
President Donald Trump's FCC has put the kibosh on controversial Obama-era net neutrality regulations, Marguerite Reardon reports on cnet.com.
At its monthly meeting Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission, led by Republican Chairman Ajit Pai, voted to repeal regulation passed in 2015 that prevented broadband companies from blocking or slowing access to websites or services. The rules also prohibited broadband companies from offering paid-priority services that could lead to internet "fast lanes," Reardon wrote.
For more, including an overview of the issue: https://www.cnet.com/news/fcc-net-neutrality-repeal-ajit-pai-what-you-need-to-know/
How some see the future of the Internet as a result of last week's FCC action:
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