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The FCC wants to completely obliterate net neutrality rules

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is going to unveil his plans today to neuter the net neutrality rules put in place by the Obama administration, Politico reports. The FCC’s plans under Pai would see: the abandonment of plans that would have prohibit ISPs from slowing or blocking web traffic to particular sites the scrapping of the […]

BY Michael Grothaus0 minute read

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is going to unveil his plans today to neuter the net neutrality rules put in place by the Obama administration, Politico reports. The FCC’s plans under Pai would see:

  • the abandonment of plans that would have prohibit ISPs from slowing or blocking web traffic to particular sites
  • the scrapping of the legal foundation adopted in 2015 that would give the federal government more oversight over ISPs
  • would abolish the “general conduct standard”–a policy that gives the FCC authority to police ISPs unreasonable behaviors

The new plans are expected to be voted on at the FCC’s meeting on December 14th.

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Michael Grothaus is a novelist and author. He has written for Fast Company since 2013, where he's interviewed some of the tech industry’s most prominent leaders and writes about everything from Apple and artificial intelligence to the effects of technology on individuals and society. Michael’s current tech-focused areas of interest include AI, quantum computing, and the ways tech can improve the quality of life for the elderly and individuals with disabilities More


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