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FCC won't challenge net neutrality's death, plans resurrection instead |
February 19, 2014
Net neutrality is no more, but that doesn't mean it's dead.In January, a Washington appeals court struck down the first attempt at imposing net neutrality, saying that because Internet service providers aren't classified as "common carriers," the FCC couldn't force ISPs to treat all web traffic equally. The Internet may be pipes, but they don't have to be dumb pipes, essentially.Today, the FCC issued its response.First off, it won't be appealing the court's decision. Instead, it will lean on part of the ruling that reaffirmed the FCC's authority to regulate broadband access to craft a new version of net neutrality that will (the FCC hopes) be harder to nix. The agency plans to complete the revised rules by early summer. FCC chairman Tom Wheeler is also leaving open the option of reclassifying broadband as a public utility, The Wall Street Journal reports.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2098971/fcc-wont-challenge-net-neutralitys-death-plans-resurrection-instead.html#tk.rss_all
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