- Jul 23, 2013
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November 10, 2014 President Obama leapt directly into the net neutrality fight Monday, urging the Federal Communications Commission to claim expansive new powers over the Internet to enact the "strongest possible" regulations.
"'Net neutrality' has been built into the fabric of the Internet since its creation — but it is also a principle that we cannot take for granted," Obama said in a video posted on the White House website. "We cannot allow Internet service providers (ISPs) to restrict the best access or to pick winners and losers in the online marketplace for services and ideas."
Under his plan, the FCC would classify broadband Internet as a "telecommunications service" under Title II of the Telecommunications Act, a provision the agency already uses to regulate telephone companies. His statement is a huge win for Internet activists, who have been warning the future of the Internet could be at stake unless the FCC invokes stronger authority to prevent abuses by Internet providers.
Read more - http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech...ernet-powers-to-enact-net-neutrality-20141110
"'Net neutrality' has been built into the fabric of the Internet since its creation — but it is also a principle that we cannot take for granted," Obama said in a video posted on the White House website. "We cannot allow Internet service providers (ISPs) to restrict the best access or to pick winners and losers in the online marketplace for services and ideas."
Under his plan, the FCC would classify broadband Internet as a "telecommunications service" under Title II of the Telecommunications Act, a provision the agency already uses to regulate telephone companies. His statement is a huge win for Internet activists, who have been warning the future of the Internet could be at stake unless the FCC invokes stronger authority to prevent abuses by Internet providers.
Read more - http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech...ernet-powers-to-enact-net-neutrality-20141110
