Saturday, 9 June 2018

Net neutrality ends this Monday, June 11th; motion to keep it alive could die in the House

Last month, the Senate took the first step in a last ditch effort to save net neutrality by passing the Congressional Review Act (CRA) that would overrule the FCC's decision to end the regulation. This coming Monday, June 11th, net neutrality is scheduled to be phased out. Originally put in place by the Obama-era FCC, the regulation prevents ISPs and wireless carriers in the U.S. from charging streaming content providers for a "fast lane" that would disseminate their media at a faster data speed and at a higher resolution than the competition. Eventually, these extra charges could be passed ...

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