Here's Another Chance to Weigh In on the FCC's Net Neutrality Repeal

Here's Another Chance to Weigh In on the FCC's Net Neutrality Repeal

4 years ago
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https://www.wired.com/story/another-chance-weigh-fcc-net-neutrality-repeal/

The Federal Communications Commission is once again seeking comment on its repeal of its Obama-era net neutrality rules. But the new comment period isn't focused on the usual issues that underpin the net neutrality debate, such as blocking or throttling content. Instead it will focus on less-noticed aspects of the agency's decision with regards to public safety and the agency's oversight of broadband internet providers.

In 2015, the Obama-era FCC reclassified broadband service providers as "common carriers" like traditional telephone companies, giving the agency broader authority to regulate broadband providers. But in late 2017, the now Republican-controlled FCC voted to overturn the Obama-era rules, relinquishing much of that authority.