FCC to Vote on Net Neutrality Rules This Month

“More than a year after first announcing plans to develop
binding rules aimed at protecting the free flow of services and
applications over the Internet, the head of the Federal
Communications Commission on Wednesday said he will bring a net
neutrality order to a vote when the agency meets later this
month.

“FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski billed the proposal as a
compromise, saying the rules would afford service providers
sufficient flexibility to manage their networks and root out
unlawful or malicious traffic, while barring them from blocking
legitimate content.

“”The record and the proceeding that we’ve run over the past
year, as well as history, shows that there are real risks to the
Internet’s continued freedom and openness. Broadband providers have
natural business incentives to leverage their position as
gatekeepers to the Internet,” Genachowski said this morning. “The
proposed open Internet framework is designed to guard against these
risks, while recognizing the legitimate needs and interests of
broadband providers.”

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