Administrative/Regulatory
May 23, 2017
Protect the open internet
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai proposes to repeal rules that would have the effect of allowing internet service providors to engage in paid prioritization -- seriously endangering open access to information.
Imagine an internet where your internet service provider (ISP) could enter into undisclosed deals to speed up select content or block legal sites based on the ISP's business interests. The Federal Communications Commission and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in Verizon v. FCC, 740 F.3d 623 (D.C. Cir. 2014), recognized that ISPs have both the financial incentive and technical ability to engage in paid prioritization. Such deals are barred by FCC "Open Internet" rules...
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