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FCC Says Net Neutrality Rules Will End On June 11 (reuters.com)

Posted by msmash on from the done-deal dept.

The Federal Communications Commission said in a notice Thursday that landmark 2015 U.S. open-internet rules will cease on June 11. From a report: The FCC in December repealed the Obama-era "net neutrality" rules, allowing internet providers to block or slow websites as long as they disclose the practice. The FCC said the new rules will take effect 30 days from Friday. An FCC spokeswoman confirmed the new rules will take effect on June 11. A group of states and others have sued to try to block the new rules from taking effect. The revised rules were a win for internet service providers like AT&T and Comcast but are opposed by internet firms like Facebook and Alphabet.

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  1. Yes! I'm an AT&T stockholder. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    The share price is floundering - partly because of Trump's immoral behaviour - and I need that investment to pick up.

    I hope they gouge Netflix, Hulu, CBS, and get Time Warner to cut them a break so that my investment will pay off.

    If they don't do what everyone is afraid of, I'll be pretty pissed.

    That's Capitalism boys!