The Winners and Losers in the FCC Ruling for Net Neutrality

Mozilla and Netflix celebrate as Comcast and Verizon seethe

In a historic decision today, the Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 in favor of net neutrality by preventing broadband providers from throttling high-traffic services like Netflix.

Specifically, the regulatory body voted to reclassify broadband Internet access as a Title II telecommunications service, requiring Internet providers to act "in the public interest" and stopping them from creating tiered services or slowing consumer access to specific sites.

This decision will either preserve or destroy the Internet, depending on who you listen to.

Mitchell Baker, executive chairwoman of Mozilla, was optimistic: "This is an enormous step forward in helping us all protect the openness and innovation that has made the online life and the Internet so remarkable to date."

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