Dec 21 2010 02:52 PM ET

FCC approves net neutrality plan

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The Federal Communications Commission voted today to approve some regulations for net neutrality. In a 3-2 verdict, the Commission ruled that broadband providers cannot block access to or discriminate against sites. Committee Chairman Julius Genachowski called the plan a “strong and sensible framework,” but it’s already meeting with blowback from both sides of the aisle, including members of the FCC itself. The plan distinguishes between wired and wireless Internet, banning only the former from “unreasonable discrimination” of web traffic. Democrats on the committee feel the regulations don’t go far enough, while Republicans say the rules overstep the committee’s bounds and will stifle economic growth. [CNET, Washington Post]

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  • jctv

    so glad i have the gubmint to watch out for me. whatever would i do if i had to actually THINK for myself?!!

  • Rusty Shackelford

    Oh goodie, more government involvement, the never screw things up.

  • Nerwen Aldarion

    Yea!!! We get censorship now on the internet! Just what we need, more regulations.

  • Umm Yeah

    Umm this is a good thing! Net Neutrality basically means the government wants things to stay the same. They do not want the cable/phone companies taking over and charging more or limiting what sites you can use.

  • G.R.

    Exactly. “[B]roadband providers CANNOT BLOCK ACCESS to OR DISCRIMINATE AGAINST sites” — if anything, this sounds like the *opposite* of “censorship.”

    • G.R.

      * @ Umm Yeah

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