FCC Releases Final Draft of Its Proposal to Kill Net Neutrality and Enable ISPs to Block Whatever They Want
https://wccftech.com/fcc-draft-kill-net-neutrality/
FCC has released the final draft of its proposal to kill net neutrality. The full document is nearly 200 pages long, so it will take some time for everyone to go through it all. So far, it’s clear that the Commission is stripping itself off the powers that enable it to keep ISPs in check in the name of more investments. The Commission also believes that there shouldn’t be any concerns about ISPs misbehaving since there are consumer protection and antitrust federal laws that could be used for these issues.
The proposal calls the landmark 2015 net neutrality ruling as a “legally flawed approach.” Ajit Pai, the Chairman of the FCC, also wants to reclassify broadband internet service as an information service and not a utility. “In the communications industry, incumbents have often used Commission regulation under the direction of the “public interest” to thwart innovation and competitive entry into the sector and protect existing market structures,” the proposal reads.