FCC Announces Proposal to Reclassify Internet as a Common Carrier
Yesterday, FCC chairman Tom Wheeler announced the core points of the new proposals, which includes making Title II reclassification -- classifying the internet as a utility -- the new law of the land.
For more than a year, the FCC has struggled to put together a solution regarding Net Neutrality. Yesterday, FCC chairman Tom Wheeler announced the core points of the new proposals, which includes making Title II reclassification — classifying the internet as a common carrier like a phone service — the new law of the land.
Wheeler wrote in a post on Wired:
These enforceable, bright-line rules will ban paid prioritization, and the blocking and throttling of lawful content and services.
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