Yesterday’s landmark FCC ruling on Net Neutrality (videos) has many people wondering what it means for consumers?
The regulations passed the Federal Communications Commission along party lines, notes the Washington Post, with two Democratic commissioners reluctantly siding with agency Chairman Julius Genachowski in a 3-2 vote.
Under the Net Neutrality rules, the FC seeks to give equal treatment to all legal Web content on their networks. Blogrunner has a rundown of news stories. Jeffery Brown on the News Hour reviews the decision.
The measure met with swift opposition Tuesday, says the Washington Post.
Republican lawmakers immediately promised to work to overthrow the rules, while analysts predicted that cable and telecom giants will file lawsuits challenging the FCC’s authority to regulate the broadband market.
The Federal Communications Commission is releasing the details of its new net neutrality Order in stages.
