America`s telecom regulator has made public its intention to roll back net neutrality laws. Here`s what you need to know.
This week, the FCC, America`s telecom regulator, announced its intention to bring about the end of net neutrality in an official sense, removing the Title II classification that has been bestowed upon the Internet and its service providers since the decision was made in 2015 to do so.
In a speech, Ajit Pai, a former FCC Commissioner under Chairman Tom Wheeler and, under President Trump, Chairman of a tonally different regulator, laid his plan to claw back the consumer protections enabled by Title II. In short, net neutrality prevents Internet service providers from differentiating the type of traffic going across its pipes, both wired and wireless, abrogating the use of `fast lanes` for content providers that choose to pay for it.
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In his speech, Pai said that Title II classification was put forth as a way for the FCC at the time to assert powe...
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