Now..... net neutraility under siege from Trump regime
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai revealed plans to put net neutrality on the chopping block, a rule that regulates the internet as a public monopoly.
During a speech at the Newseum on Wednesday, Pai said he plans to roll back the net-neutrality regulations and to restore the light-touch regulatory system established by President Clinton and Congressional Republicans by the 1996 Telecommunications Act.
Net neutrality passed under former Democrat Tom Wheeler's FCC administration in 2010. The rule, known as the Open Internet Order, reclassified the internet as a public monopoly. Proponents argue that the regulations prevent Internet service providers from discriminating against content providers.
The FCC will release the full text of their proposal soon, which will be voted on during their May 18 meeting.