Sunday, 14 October 2018

FCC, DOJ seek dismissal of suit looking to overturn net neutrality repeal

A number of businesses, including Firefox parent Mozilla, 22 states, organizations and local governments are suing the FCC over the regulatory agency's repeal of net neutrality. The latter is a set of rules that were put into effect during the Obama years, preventing ISPs and wireless providers from treating streaming content differently. Net neutrality prevents a carrier from accepting oodles of cash from a video streamer for a "fast lane."

With most of the public believed to be in favor of net neutrality, the Trump era FCC voted along party lines to repeal the ...

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