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FCC restores net neutrality rules that ban blocking and throttling in 3-2 vote

arstechnica.com FCC restores net neutrality rules that ban blocking and throttling in 3-2 vote

Broadband lobby groups prepare lawsuit, calling rules a "net fatality."

The Federal Communications Commission voted 3–2 to impose net neutrality rules today, restoring the common-carrier regulatory framework enforced during the Obama era and then abandoned while Trump was president.

The rules prohibit Internet service providers from blocking and throttling lawful content and ban paid prioritization.

"Consumers have made clear to us they do not want their broadband provider cutting sweetheart deals, with fast lanes for some services and slow lanes for others," FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said at today's meeting.

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FCC restores net neutrality rules that ban blocking and throttling in 3-2 vote

arstechnica.com /tech-policy/2024/04/fcc-restores-net-neutrality-rules-that-ban-blocking-and-throttling-in-3-2-vote/

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Obligatory "Fuck Ajit Pai"
They do, however, allow data caps.

These new rules are not the same as the old ones and there's definitely a handful of things that the big companies wanted that they indeed got.
I just want the removal of data caps. my Plex server is a hungry bitch
Woo! At least until the next Republican Party is ready for an easy paycheck
Thanks obama
Obligatory fuck Ajit Pai
This is perhaps some of the best news I've read and heard about for a while.

It was scary close, though. It could've gone either way.

Go ahead, prepare your fucking lawsuit, lobbyists. We collectively should be suing you, for all of the times you lied your ass off about spreading broadband to areas you PROMISED you'd bring service to!
Why are there only five people voting on important FCC regulations
Why did it take so long to get this implemented during Biden's term? Why are we only seeing this just before the next election. I ask as an outsider to the states.
Who are those 2 people?
Dems have only had control of the FCC for a few months. It’s nice to see the regulators actually regulating, and not caving to corporate lobbyists.
3-2, as always
So who are the two corrupt corporate dogs that voted against?
Wait why the fuck does the FCC only consist of 5 people?!?
It probably wont be too long until the greedy bastards try to roll back this, wait a few years. Access to information really needs to be a basic right that cannot be toggled on and off depending on who is sitting on the fcc.
Does this stop phone companies from forcing 360p videos on mobile data or blocking me from using my mobile data as a hotspot at full speed?
Just in time for repubs to strike it back down again
Which country?
Wheee doggies!

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