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FCC Chair Gets Wired: Keeping The Internet Wide Open

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The chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Tom Wheeler, has written an article and published it in Wired magazine. In the article Commissioner Wheeler outlined a proposal for rules that would prohibit Internet service providers from blocking access to websites, throttling Internet service speeds, or offering companies a “fast lane” where they have the ability to pay to have their Web traffic prioritized over others.

In Wired Wheeler wrote - The internet must be fast, fair and open. That is the message I’ve heard from consumers and innovators across this nation. That is the principle that has enabled the internet to become an unprecedented platform for innovation and human expression. And that is the lesson I learned heading a tech startup at the dawn of the internet age. The proposal I present to the commission will ensure the internet remains open, now and in the future, for all Americans.

After more than a decade of debate and a record-setting proceeding that attracted nearly 4 million public comments, the time to settle the Net Neutrality question has arrived. This week, I will circulate to the members of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed new rules to preserve the internet as an open platform for innovation and free expression. 

When presented on Thursday it is expected that the proposal will reclassify high-speed Internet service as a telecommunications service, instead of an information service, under Title II of the Communications Act, according to industry analysts, lobbyists and former F.C.C. staff members.

Read More @ Wired.com

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