The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has released the final version of its controversial open Internet rules. In the introduction to the some 400 pages of new rules, which cover both wired and wireless broadband, the commission stated its “carefully tailored rules” would prevent specific practices that are harmful to Internet openness, such as blocking, throttling and paid prioritization. The new rules establish a strong standard of conduct designed to prevent the deployment of practices that would harm Internet openness, the FCC said.
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FCC Drops Net Neutrality Rules on Dissection Table
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. March 12, 2015 03:34 PMThe U.S. Federal Communications Commission has released the final version of its controversial open Internet rules. In the introduction to the some 400 pages of new rules, which cover both wired and wireless broadband, the commission stated its “carefully tailored rules” would prevent specific practices that are harmful to Internet openness, such as blocking, throttling and paid prioritization. The new rules establish a strong standard of conduct designed to prevent the deployment of practices that would harm Internet openness, the FCC said.