Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Net-Neutrality Proposal Faces Public Backlash

The Federal Communications Commission's net-neutrality rules are giving Janet Jackson and her infamous "wardrobe malfunction" a run for its money.
The agency has received more than 677,000 comments so far on its proposed rules for how broadband providers can treat content traveling over their networks.

 A random sampling of the public's input suggests that the agency's chairman, Tom Wheeler, has his work cut out for him in selling his plan.

Mr. Wheeler wrote the rules, which were designed to enforce net neutrality, but leave the door open for content companies to cut deals with broadband providers for preferential treatment. His proposal has left few satisfied, from supporters of net neutrality to conservatives opposed to any rules whatsoever.

 read full article at Wall Street Journal 




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