FCC Chairman Ajit Pai wants to roll back government oversight of high-speed internet providers and pretend internet service is not a public utility. His plan would end “net neutrality” and enable broadband providers like AT&T and Comcast to give special treatment to their own streaming videos and news sites, throttling competing content to slower upload speeds unless those content providers pay a premium to enter the “fast lane.”
Of course, as 73-year-old Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI, 5) says, “Nobody’s got to use the Internet,” right? Right?
More:
“F.C.C. Chairman Pushes Sweeping Changes to Net Neutrality Rules,”Cecilia Kang, New York Times
“The Worst Lies From Yesterday’s Anti-Net Neutrality Speech,” Libby Watson, Gizmodo
“Here’s What Comes Next in the Fight to Save Net Neutrality,” Klint Finley, Wired
“Why the FCC’s Plans to Gut Net Neutrality Just Might Fail,” Klint Finley, Wired
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