Net neutrality bars providers from slowing down or blocking access to certain content or apps. It also prevents them from speeding up certain internet traffic for payment.
SAN FRANCISCO — The FCC on Thursday restored “ net neutrality ” rules that prevent broadband internet providers such as Comcast and AT&T from favoring some sites and apps over others.Net neutrality is the principle that providers of internet service should treat all traffic equally. The rules, for instance, ban practices that throttle or block certain sites or apps, or that offer higher speeds to customers willing to pay extra.
“In our post-pandemic world, we know that broadband is a necessity, not a luxury,” FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said in a statement ahead of the vote. The telecommunications industry opposed the reintroduction of the rules, as it has before, declaring it an example of unnecessary government interference in business decisions.
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