Tuesday, December 21, 2010

FCC Net Neutrality Order a ‘Squandered Opportunity’

from Free Press.
By a 3-2 vote Tuesday, the Federal Communications Commission approved new rules intended to prevent Internet providers like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon from acting as gatekeepers on the Web. The rules, however, heavily favor the industry they are intended to regulate, and leave consumers with minimal protections. 
Today's FCC decision is explained in more detail at Democracy Now.