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Obama urges FCC to adopt strong net neutrality rules, ban internet fast lanes
2014-11-10 18:45:46| Extremetech
President Obama, at long last, has come out in defense of net neutrality. In a short statement (video below), he urges the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt "the strongest possible rules" to protect net neutrality, and to finally reclassify internet providers as common carriers under Title II of the Telecommunications Act. Ultimately, the FCC is an independent agency that Obama can't directly affect -- but presumably Obama is praying that his protestations, plus the 3.7 million other people who have submitted comments over the FCC's net neutrality plans, will be enough to turn the tide.
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Obama backs net neutrality plan
2014-11-10 17:15:04| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Open net access should be seen as a basic right that all Americans should enjoy, President Obama says.
Obama backs tougher net neutrality rules
2014-11-10 16:27:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The US President Barack Obama has given his backing to tougher net neutrality rules, including extending the FCC's ability to regulate internet access. After a court struck down its previous Open Internet rules, the FCC started a consultation earlier this year on new measures. The consultation attracted nearly 4 million comments from the public, and Congress has held its own hearings on how ISPs view the issue. Obama has now given his backing to the FCC's proposals to stop ISPs from blocking any site, application or other legal content over their networks or 'throttle' the bandwidth needed for internet users to access any online services. The President also supports the FCC's most controversial proposal, to extend so-called Title II regulation to internet access services. This would see internet service designated a utility, the same as telephony services, allowing the FCC to impose stricter regulations. The lack of such authority was one of the main reasons the FCC's previous Open Internet rules were struck down in court. Obama's support comes as a compromise, as while the FCC could use Title II, it would not be allowed to impose any price regulations or "other provisions less relevant to broadband services".
Obama backs stricter net neutrality rules
2014-11-10 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Verizon dismayed as U.S. president calls on FCC to reclassify ISPs as common carriers and subject them to tighter regulations.
Net neutrality advocates: Hybrid approach won't work
2014-11-07 19:29:43| Telecom - Topix.net
In the fractious debate over net neutrality, efforts to strike a compromise don't seem to be working. A proposal reportedly favored by a top U.S. regulator is drawing fire from groups on both sides of the issue, with 70 pro-net neutrality groups speaking up against the plan Friday.
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