Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has proposed that the agency vote on October 19 to initiate a rulemaking to change the regulatory classification of all providers of Internet access services to “telecommunications carriers” under Title II of the Communications Act. Presently, Internet services are classified as “information services.” The proposed change is the latest chapter in the long-running saga to implement so-called “net neutrality,” now mostly a sweet-sounding political slogan that belies its potential for neutering the Internet.
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