FCC Plans December Vote To Kill Net Neutrality Rules (bloomberg.com)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: The U.S. Federal Communications Commission under its Republican chairman plans to vote in December to kill the net neutrality rules passed during the Obama era, said two people briefed on the plans. Chairman Ajit Pai in April proposed gutting the rules that he blamed for depressing investment in broadband, and said he intended to "finish the job" this year. The chairman has decided to put his proposal to a vote at the FCC next month, said the people. The agency's monthly meeting is to be held Dec. 14. The people asked not to be identified because the plan hasn't been made public. It's not clear what language Pai will offer to replace the rules that passed with only Democratic votes at the FCC in 2015. He has proposed that the FCC end the designation of broadband companies such as AT&T Inc. and Comcast Corp. as common carriers. That would remove the legal authority that underpins the net neutrality rules. One of the people said Pai may call for vacating the rules except for portions that mandate internet service providers inform customers about their practices. The current regulations forbid broadband providers from blocking or slowing web traffic, or from charging higher fees in return for quicker passage over their networks.

Comments

Here's hoping...

[Anonymous Coward]

Here's hoping that these decisions can be reversed completely and quickly when this absurd administration is left amidst the most shamed corners of the history books.

I'm sure Ajit Pai will sit comfortable and rich when it's all over though - happy in the thought of the damage he did to industries and people everywhere.

I can hardly wait for the promos

[speedlaw]

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Re:I can hardly wait for the promos

[denis-The-menace]

Damn! where are my mod points!

Um, where?

[fahrbot-bot]

... gutting the rules that he blamed for depressing investment in broadband.

Things are depressing alright, but I don't think it's in investment. But, maybe, with fewer burdensome regulations, carriers will pass any savings onto their customers. [ See, now you don't know whether to mod me informative or funny. :-) ]

Re:Um, where?

[ourlovecanlastforeve]

You don't take away basic civil rights to placate megacorporations into improving their service.

If you do it once they'll use that trick to get what they want every time.

"If you don't do X we won't invest in broadband. If you don't do Y we won't invest in broadband."

And so on.

Re:Um, where?

[fahrbot-bot]

You don't take away basic civil rights to placate megacorporations into improving their service. If you do it once they'll use that trick to get what they want every time. "If you don't do X we won't invest in broadband. If you don't do Y we won't invest in broadband." And so on.

Exactly. Don't negotiate with terrorists or corporations.

Re:Um, where?

[ourlovecanlastforeve]

"Elected"

In large, strong quotes.

Greed will triumph over good.

[nuckfuts]

It's how the USA (currently) operates.

Re:A Controversial Position to be Sure...

[Desler]

Yeah tha “private” infrastructure built on public lands and subsidized with public money.

This is what us techies get

[rsilvergun]

for abandoning the blue collar guys to their fate while chanting 'update your skills'. They voted an administration into office who couldn't care less about them or us, but they really didn't have anything to lose. They're picking us workers apart. Putting us against each other and laughing all the way to the bank.

Maybe

[jmccue]

maybe Google and other tech companies will put money where their mouth is and finally create their own ISP with cheap rates and real 1G speed, eliminating the pro-NN people.