F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules
“Our internet service is not going to change.”
making clear that it will no longer oversee the behavior of broadband providers, telecom experts said, the companies could feel
freer to come up with new offerings, such as faster tiers of service for online businesses willing and able to pay for it.
Major telecom companies like AT&T and Comcast, as well as two of the industry’s major
trade groups, have promised consumers that their experiences online would not change.
Mr. Pai and his Republican colleagues have echoed the comments of the telecom companies, which have told regulators
that because of the limits to their business imposed by the rules, they weren’t expanding and upgrading their networks as quickly as they wanted.
WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission voted on Thursday to dismantle rules regulating the businesses
that connect consumers to the internet, granting broadband companies the power to potentially reshape Americans’ online experiences.
He said the rollback of the rules would eventually benefit consumers because broadband providers like AT&T
and Comcast could offer them a wider variety of service options.
voted to dismantle rules that require internet providers to give consumers equal access to all content online.
The agency scrapped the so-called net neutrality regulations
that prohibited broadband providers from blocking websites or charging for higher-quality service or certain content.
