FCC vote 3-2 in favor of Net Neutrality plan
Posted by: Jon Ben-Mayor on 02/26/2015 08:51 AM
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The FCC voted today at 10:30 A.M. on whether or not the internet will stay neutral. The vote came back 3-2 in favor of the plan.
The FCC has adopted the sweeping new regulations sought by the POTUS for how Americans use and do business on the Internet, in a party-line vote that is sure to be challenged by the broadband industry.
The commission, following a contentious meeting, voted 3-2 to adopt its so-called net neutrality plan -- a proposal that remained secret in the run-up to the final vote.
The newly adopted rules would put the Internet in the same regulatory camp as the telephone by classifying it like a public utility, meaning they'd have to act in the "public interest" when providing a mobile connection to your home or phone.
Republican Commissioner Ajit Pai, who delivered some of the most scathing criticism of the plan Thursday, warned the policy represents a "monumental shift" to "government control of the Internet."
Source Fox News
The FCC has adopted the sweeping new regulations sought by the POTUS for how Americans use and do business on the Internet, in a party-line vote that is sure to be challenged by the broadband industry. The commission, following a contentious meeting, voted 3-2 to adopt its so-called net neutrality plan -- a proposal that remained secret in the run-up to the final vote.
The newly adopted rules would put the Internet in the same regulatory camp as the telephone by classifying it like a public utility, meaning they'd have to act in the "public interest" when providing a mobile connection to your home or phone.
Republican Commissioner Ajit Pai, who delivered some of the most scathing criticism of the plan Thursday, warned the policy represents a "monumental shift" to "government control of the Internet."
Source Fox News
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