[olug] Net neutrality wins! (for now, anyway)

[Lou Duchez]

Followup on previous topic ...
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The FCC voted in favor of the Open Internet Order, new net neutrality 
rules that would prohibit paid Internet paid fast lanes, and reclassify 
broadband providers as telecommunication services under the Title II of 
the Telecommunications Act, among other regulations.

The rules were passed by a 3-2 vote along party lines, with 
Commissioners Ajut Pai and Michael O’Rielly (Republicans) voting against 
the measure and Commissioners Mignon Clyburn, Jessica Rosenworcel and 
Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler (Democrats) voting in favor of the order.

It is a landmark decision for net neutrality advocates, and ensures that 
net neutrality expands to mobile platforms, and that innovation will not 
be disrupted by an Internet fast lane vs. Internet slow lane (with 
different costs).

“The action that we take today is an irrefutable reflection of the 
principle that no one — whether government or corporate — should control 
free open access to the Internet,” Chairman Wheeler stated prior to the 
vote.