The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today voted 3-2 to uphold the principles of network neutrality – that is, to force Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to treat all web traffic as equal. This prevents ISPs from being able to throttle or block users' connections to certain websites, or to offer "Internet fast lanes" whereby large websites could pay for their content to be delivered at a higher speed. Open Internet advocates see this as a huge step to protect the internet's current status as a free and open platform that offers equal opportunities to small and large content providers... Continue Reading Net neutrality win: US FCC reclassifies broadband as a public utility, bans internet "fast lanes"

Section: Telecommunications

Tags: Broadband, Communications, Net Neutrality

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