{"id":2212119,"date":"2024-04-03T11:14:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T15:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fcc-to-vote-on-reinstating-obama-era-net-neutrality-rules\/"},"modified":"2024-04-03T11:52:11","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T15:52:11","slug":"fcc-to-vote-on-reinstating-obama-era-net-neutrality-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fcc-to-vote-on-reinstating-obama-era-net-neutrality-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"FCC to consider reinstating Obama-era net neutrality rules in upcoming vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffcc-to-vote-on-reinstating-obama-era-net-neutrality-rules%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2212119&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Federal Communications Commission is poised to vote on reinstating net\u200c neutrality rules, overturning a \u2064contentious 2017 FCC decision. Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced the \u2062upcoming \u2062vote, expected to pass with the majority of Democratic commissioners on the \u200dboard. The initial move to repeal net neutrality during the previous administration faced significant online opposition. The Federal Communications \u2064Commission is set to\u200b vote\u200d on reinstating net neutrality \u200drules, reversing the \u2062divisive 2017 FCC\u2063 ruling. Chairwoman \u200bJessica Rosenworcel&#8217;s announcement anticipates success with the Democratic majority \u2063on the board. The previous administration&#8217;s attempt to dismantle\u2064 net neutrality sparked widespread online resistance.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fcc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Federal Communications Commission<\/a> will vote to restore <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/net-neutrality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>net neutrality<\/a> rules, a move that would reverse a controversial FCC ruling from 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.fcc.gov\/public\/attachments\/DOC-401616A1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>announced<\/a> the vote on Wednesday. It has a very good chance of passing, given that of the five commissioners of the FCC board, three are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrats<\/a>. The initial move to end net neutrality during the Trump era was met with fierce backlash online.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe pandemic proved once and for all that broadband is essential,\u201d Rosenworcel said. \u201cAfter the prior administration abdicated authority over broadband services, the FCC has been handcuffed from acting to fully secure broadband networks, protect consumer data, and ensure the internet remains fast, open, and fair.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA return to the FCC\u2019s overwhelmingly popular and court-approved standard of net neutrality will allow the agency to serve once again as a strong consumer advocate of an open internet,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Net neutrality is the requirement that internet service providers do not discriminate based on the source or destination of data. It classifies providers as common carriers under Title 2 of the Communications Act, meaning they can be regulated more heavily as if they were telecommunications providers.<\/p>\n<p>The push to restore net neutrality began last year when the commission voted to consider a proposed rule to reverse the 2017 vote ending it, which was spearheaded by then-FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. He was pilloried online at the time, with critics incorrectly predicting it would result in dire consequences for internet users.<\/p>\n<p>Critics had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2447684\/inside-the-biden-fcc-rationale-for-reinstating-net-neutrality-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>contended that<\/a> certain websites or platforms would end up getting throttled or charged extra, but those fears never materialized.<\/p>\n<p>The April vote will undoubtedly receive pushback from the Republican commissioners at the FCC.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2437816\/fcc-votes-to-move-forward-on-reinstating-obama-era-net-neutrality-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>In a dissent<\/a> last October, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr said that the proposal to return the Obama-era net neutrality rules was bad regulation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt should be clear by now the FCC\u2019s efforts to provide utility-style regulation of the internet is not good policy,\u201d Carr said. \u201cIts proponents keep on layering on new shades of lipstick.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FCC is set to vote on reinstating net neutrality rules, potentially overturning the 2017 decision. 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