Here's who'll benefit, and who might not, if net neutrality is repealed as expected
by Samantha Masunaga and Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times
Dec 13, 2017
3 minutes
WASHINGTON - The Federal Communications Commission is expected to repeal net neutrality rules Thursday, a move that will likely have major implications for internet service providers, startups and consumers.
The hotly contested move centers on a set of regulations passed in 2015 by a Democratic-controlled FCC that prohibited broadband companies from blocking websites, slowing connection speeds and charging for faster delivery of content.
To enforce the rules, the FCC classified broadband as a more highly regulated utility-like service under Title 2 of federal telecommunications law.
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