+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| FCC Declares Intention To Enforce Net Neutrality
|
| from the play-nice-now dept.
|
| posted by kdawson on Tuesday August 25, @17:38 (The Internet)
|
|
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/08/25/2044233/FCC-Declares-Intention-To-Enforce-Net-Neut|
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
[0]Unequivocal writes "The FCC chairman, Julius Genachowski, told
Congress today that the 'Federal Communications Commission plans to
[1]keep the Internet free of increased user fees based on heavy Web
traffic and slow downloads. ...Genachowski... told The Hill that his
agency will support "net neutrality" and go after anyone who violates its
tenets. "One thing I would say so that there is no confusion out there is
that this FCC will support net neutrality and will enforce any violation
of net neutrality principles," Genachowski said when asked what he could
do in his position to keep the Internet fair, free and open to all
Americans. The statement by Genachowski comes as the commission remains
locked in litigation with Comcast. The cable provider is appealing a
court decision by challenging the FCC's authority to penalize the company
for limiting Web traffic to its consumers.' It looks like the good guys
are winning, unless the appeals court rules against the FCC."
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=09/08/25/2044233
Links:
0. http://www.misuse.org/science
1.
http://thehill.com/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=85184&pop=1&page=0&Itemid=70
--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups.
For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
* Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/
* It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls.
* Read the latest breaking news, and more.
-~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
