Five Obama-era tech policies on the chopping block
Five Obama-era tech policies on the chopping block
By Harper Neidig - THE HILL 04/15/17 03:59 PM EDT
1. Net neutrality
When the FCC adopted its landmark net neutrality rules in 2015, requiring internet providers to treat all web traffic equally, Pai issued a 67-page statement blasting the order as regulatory overreach that would stifle the internet economy.
The rules rankled Republicans and the broadband industry because they reclassified internet service providers as telecommunications services, opening them to regulation similar to public utilities.
Pai has been meeting with industry representatives in recent days to lay out his plan to roll back the rules. The details still aren't public, but would reportedly involve Pai no longer treating internet services providers as public utilities. In exchange, broadband companies would voluntarily include net neutrality principles in their terms of service with customers.
READ MORE: http://thehill.com/policy/technology/32892...
By Harper Neidig - THE HILL 04/15/17 03:59 PM EDT
1. Net neutrality
When the FCC adopted its landmark net neutrality rules in 2015, requiring internet providers to treat all web traffic equally, Pai issued a 67-page statement blasting the order as regulatory overreach that would stifle the internet economy.
The rules rankled Republicans and the broadband industry because they reclassified internet service providers as telecommunications services, opening them to regulation similar to public utilities.
Pai has been meeting with industry representatives in recent days to lay out his plan to roll back the rules. The details still aren't public, but would reportedly involve Pai no longer treating internet services providers as public utilities. In exchange, broadband companies would voluntarily include net neutrality principles in their terms of service with customers.
READ MORE: http://thehill.com/policy/technology/32892...
