Tough new rules on how the internet should be run have been passed by America’s “Federal Communications Commission”:<br />http://www.fcc.gov/document/summary-commissioner-pais-oral-dissent-internet-regulation. <br /><br /> Defenders of the measures say they aim to provide free open access, with all traffic treaty equally; a concept known as net neutrality.<br /><br /> FCC Chairman, Tom Wheeler said “this is no more a plan to regulate the Internet than the First Amendment is a plan to regulate free speech. The action that we take today is about the protection of internet openness.”<br /><br /> Critics, however, argue that internet service providers should be able to charge consumers for faster speeds and block or slow access to a website.<br /><br /> President Obama has welcomed the move, predicting it will “protect innovation and create a level playing field for the next generation of entrepreneurs.”
