Mozilla Calls for Stricter Net Neutrality Rules

Browser maker files petition with FCC to reclassify the Internet

Mozilla on Monday offered an alternative to the Federal Communiations Commission’s controversial proposal to restore net neutrality.

In a 17-page filing with the FCC, Mozilla outlined another approach that would classify the Internet as a “remote delivery service” regulated under Title II of the Communications Act, the same law that regulates telephone services.

Mozilla effectively argued that the FCC should not limit its regulatory oversight to the last-mile connetion between ISPs and end users, but should also take a closer look at the relationships linking ISPs and third-party edge providers.

“Categorizing remote delivery services as telecommunications services is consistent with the guidelines set by both Congress and the D.C.

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