[LINK] Net Neutrality in US

[Jan Whitaker]

[Do we have this in Australia?]

http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/government-it/net-neutrality-wins-in-us-proposal-to-regulate-internet-like-a-public-utility-20150205-136pvj.html

Washington: The head of the US Federal Communications Commission is proposing tough new rules governing online traffic that would regulate internet service like a public utility but modernise the oversight "for the 21st century."

The proposed net neutrality rules would prohibit broadband companies from charging websites for faster delivery of their content and from blocking or slowing any legal online content or service, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said.

The regulations would apply to wired and wireless internet service, he said in an opinion article on Wired's website.

"The internet must be fast, fair and open. That is the message I've heard from consumers and innovators across this nation," Wheeler said in announcing his steps after millions of comments flooded the agency.
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