FCC Net Neutrality Proposal Still Fuzzy

New rules hinge on how commission defines 'commercially reasonable' deals

The Federal Communications Commission did damage control today to try to convince critics that the chairman's net neutrality proposal would not create a "payola Internet,” would not end the Internet as we know it, and would not lead to a host of Internet price increases for consumers.

"This notice decides nothing," an FCC official explained during a call with reporters that followed a tsunami of negative press.

Even after the commission votes May 15 to proceed with the notice of proposed rulemaking, there will still be plenty of unanswered questions, including what would constitute a net neutrality violation.

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