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    FCC Plans Net Neutrality Rollback For June 11; Senate Democrats Plan A Key Challenge

    In the Senate, a resolution of disapproval of the FCC rule has the support of every member of the Democratic caucus, along with Maine Republican Susan Collins.
    by Bill Chappell May 10, 2018 2 minutes
    "The Internet wasn't broken in 2015," FCC Chairman Ajit Pai says, referring to the year when net neutrality rules were adopted. Pai is seen here speaking to the House Appropriations Committee earlier this year.

    The Federal Communications Commission says that its order ending an era of "net neutrality" — the rules that restrict Internet service providers' ability to slow down or speed up users' access to specific websites and apps – will take effect on June 11.

    The FCC named a date that is one day before the Senate's June 12 deadline to vote on

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