FCC Unanimously OKs Net Neutrality Rules
As expected, the Federal Communications Commission has approved by a 5-0 vote rules that would guarantee “net neutrality” for broadband and mobile Internet connections.
The vote doesn’t mean the rules will go into effect automatically. Rather, it kicks off a 60-day period in which the public and lobbyists can weigh in on the proposed regulations.
From Wired‘s Ryan Singel:
The FCC’s five commissioners unanimously agreed to expand and codify rules from 2005 that require cable and DSL providers to allow their customers to use whatever devices or online services they want so long as they don’t hurt the network.
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