Net neutrality is now really, officially dead. Now what?
June 11, 2018
The Obama-era net neutrality rules, passed in 2015, are done. This time it's for real.
Though some minor elements of the proposal by the Republican-led Federal Communications Commission to roll back those net neutrality rules went into effect last month, most aspects still required approval from the Office of Management and Budget. That's now been taken care of, with the FCC declaring June 11 the date when the proposal will take effect.
While many people agree with the basic principles of net neutrality, the specific rules enforcing the idea has been a lightning rod for controversy. That's because to get the rules to hold up in court, an earlier, Democrat-led FCC had reclassified broadband networks so that they fell under the same strict regulations that govern telephone networks.
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