The agency scrapped the so-called net neutrality regulations that prohibited broadband providers from blocking websites or charging for higher-quality service or certain content. “Broadband providers will have more incentive to build networks, especially to underserved areas.”The discarding of the net neutrality regulations is the most significant and controversial action by the FCC under Mr Pai. His plan for the net neutrality rules, first outlined early this year, set off a flurry of opposition. Consumer groups, startups and many small businesses said there have already been examples of net neutrality violations by companies, such as when AT&T blocked FaceTime on iPhones using its network. One Republican commissioner, Mike O’Reilly, said he supported a law created by Congress for net neutrality.

Source: Bangkok Post December 15, 2017 04:07 UTC