FCC Chairman Will Reportedly Revise Broadband Proposal
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission has revised details of its proposed plan to rewrite Net neutrality to add assurances that Internet service providers will not be able to segregate Internet traffic into fast and slow lanes, according to the Wall Street Journal.
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is expected to reveal the new proposal as early as Monday, the Journal reported. The rules revision is an apparent attempt to quell concern that broadband providers will be allowed to degrade traffic speeds to some sites while allowing other sites to strike deals that assure preferential delivery of their web content to customers.
While not a dramatic revision of Wheeler’s proposal, the new draft is expected to include language that will allow the FCC to review deal to ensure that broadband providers don’t degrade the traffic of nonpaying customers. The new proposal will also seek comment on whether such “paid prioritization” should be prohibited altogether.
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