FCC Set To Repeal 'Net Neutrality' Rules For Internet Providers

After weeks of heated controversy and protests, U.S. telecom regulators are slated to repeal so-called net neutrality rules, which restrict the power of Internet service providers to influence loading speeds for specific websites or apps.

The Republican majority of the Federal Communications Commission is expected to vote along party lines on Thursday to loosen Obama-era regulations for Internet providers.

The rules, put in place in 2015, ban cable and telecom companies from blocking or slowing down any websites or apps. They also prohibit broadband providers from striking special deals that would give some websites or apps "priority" over others.

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/12/14/570526390/fcc-set-to-repeal-net-neutrality-rules-for-internet-providers

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