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Jun 14 15 8:45 PM
Controversial rules the FCC adopted in February to protect the Internet will go into effect on Friday after a federal appeals court denies opponents' request to delay the rules.The Federal Communications Commission's open Internet rules will take effect on Friday as planned after a federal court rejected requests by opponents to delay the rules pending lawsuits against the agency.A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit on Thursday denied a request filed by wireless and broadband industry groups to delay the FCC's adoption of so-called Net neutrality rules. The court's denial of the request means that the new rules, which reclassify broadband as a public utility and prohibit broadband providers from slowing down or blocking Internet traffic, will go into effect as planned on Friday, June 12. The ruling by the court comes as a relief to the FCC, which is facing several lawsuits over the rules, which were approved by a 3-2 vote in February.The Net neutrality regulations are based on a new definition of broadband that lets the government regulate Internet infrastructure as a public utility. The rules prohibit broadband providers from blocking or slowing down traffic on wired and wireless networks. They also ban Internet service providers from offering paid priority services that could allow them to charge content companies, such as Netflix, fees to access Internet "fast lanes" to reach customers more quickly when networks are congested.FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler called the ruling on Thursday a huge victory for Internet consumers and innovators. "Starting Friday, there will be a referee on the field to keep the Internet fast, fair and open," he said. "Blocking, throttling, pay-for-priority fast lanes and other efforts to come between consumers and the Internet are now things of the past. The rules also give broadband providers the certainty and economic incentive to build fast and competitive broadband networks."The FCC's rules were adopted in February and were published by the government in April. Following a standard 60-day waiting period, the rules go into effect on Friday.
Controversial rules the FCC adopted in February to protect the Internet will go into effect on Friday after a federal appeals court denies opponents' request to delay the rules.
The Federal Communications Commission's open Internet rules will take effect on Friday as planned after a federal court rejected requests by opponents to delay the rules pending lawsuits against the agency.
A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit on Thursday denied a request filed by wireless and broadband industry groups to delay the FCC's adoption of so-called Net neutrality rules. The court's denial of the request means that the new rules, which reclassify broadband as a public utility and prohibit broadband providers from slowing down or blocking Internet traffic, will go into effect as planned on Friday, June 12.
The ruling by the court comes as a relief to the FCC, which is facing several lawsuits over the rules, which were approved by a 3-2 vote in February.
The Net neutrality regulations are based on a new definition of broadband that lets the government regulate Internet infrastructure as a public utility. The rules prohibit broadband providers from blocking or slowing down traffic on wired and wireless networks. They also ban Internet service providers from offering paid priority services that could allow them to charge content companies, such as Netflix, fees to access Internet "fast lanes" to reach customers more quickly when networks are congested.
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler called the ruling on Thursday a huge victory for Internet consumers and innovators.
"Starting Friday, there will be a referee on the field to keep the Internet fast, fair and open," he said. "Blocking, throttling, pay-for-priority fast lanes and other efforts to come between consumers and the Internet are now things of the past. The rules also give broadband providers the certainty and economic incentive to build fast and competitive broadband networks."
The FCC's rules were adopted in February and were published by the government in April. Following a standard 60-day waiting period, the rules go into effect on Friday.
Read more @ http://www.cnet.com/news/fcc-wins-early-battle-in-net-neutrality-legal-war/
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