Editor's Pick: Net Neutrality Battle Lines Drawn as FCC Vote Looms

Net Neutrality Battle Lines Drawn as FCC Vote Looms

David Jones Dec 5, 2017 5:00 AM PT

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's long-brewing plan to repeal Net neutrality has the broadband, telecom and entertainment worlds at loggerheads. The commission's expected Dec. 14 vote could result in a complete rewrite of the script for the Internet's competitive landscape and consumer protection models. The repeal of Net neutrality would end restrictions imposed by the Obama administration in 2015. [More...]

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