If you're looking for the perfect soporific, this may be it. The FCC released its rules for protecting net neutrality on March 12th - and it's a whopping 400 pages. To give you the short list, now that the Federal Communications Commission is going to regulate broadband providers as a public utility, these rules will apply.
- No Blocking: Broadband providers may not block access to legal content, applications, services, or non-harmful devices.
- No Throttling: Broadband providers may not impair or degrade lawful internet traffic on the basis of content, applications, services, or non-harmful devices.
- No Paid Prioritization: Broadband providers may not favor some lawful Internet traffic over other lawful traffic in exchange for consideration of any kind - in other words, no "fast lanes." This rule also bans ISPs from prioritizing content and services of their affiliates.
The FCC doesn't always make me happy, but I hereby award it a gold star for a job well done (thus far) in protecting net neutrality.
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