Advertisement Continue reading the main story“The F.C.C. They want to overturn net neutrality and other rules so they can start offering new business plans that consumer groups have protested. Internet service providers “would be able to charge for access to the network and for ‘fast lanes,’ which would increase potential monetization.”Momentum is with the Republicans. Google, Facebook and Netflix have been the strongest corporate backers of net neutrality, but smaller start-ups could be most affected. A federal appeals court upheld the regulations last year in a case brought by Verizon, Comcast, AT&T and other internet service providers.

Source: New York Times April 05, 2017 17:41 UTC