Net Neutrality Rules Now In Effect
by June 15, 2015 6:02 am 144 views
Friday marked a major milestone in the high-speed Internet world as new FCC rules went into effect to prevent broadband companies from selling portions of their network at a premium for faster speeds to customers.
Maintaining equal treatment for all Internet content – a phrase known as “net neutrality” – prohibits the preferential treatment.
Rules that treat the Internet like a public utility and prevent companies from blocking or slowing down some online traffic will go into effect Friday after a federal appeals court refused to delay them.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said it won’t postpone implementation of the net neutrality regulations even though AT&T, Verizon, and other companies are fighting against them. The panel said the United States Telecom Association, the plaintiffs in the case, did not satisfy the requirements for a stay.
ComputerWorld offers a look at four things to keep an eye on as the debate moves forward. Questions they answer include:
- What happens now with the rules?
- What does the appeals court ruling against the delay requests mean for the lawsuits?
- What happens now with the lawsuit?
- What will the broadband groups argue before the court?
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