F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules<br />“Our internet service is not going to change.”<br />making clear that it will no longer oversee the behavior of broadband providers, telecom experts said, the companies could feel<br />freer to come up with new offerings, such as faster tiers of service for online businesses willing and able to pay for it.<br />Major telecom companies like AT&T and Comcast, as well as two of the industry’s major<br />trade groups, have promised consumers that their experiences online would not change.<br />Mr. Pai and his Republican colleagues have echoed the comments of the telecom companies, which have told regulators<br />that because of the limits to their business imposed by the rules, they weren’t expanding and upgrading their networks as quickly as they wanted.<br />WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission voted on Thursday to dismantle rules regulating the businesses<br />that connect consumers to the internet, granting broadband companies the power to potentially reshape Americans’ online experiences.<br />He said the rollback of the rules would eventually benefit consumers because broadband providers like AT&T<br />and Comcast could offer them a wider variety of service options.<br />voted to dismantle rules that require internet providers to give consumers equal access to all content online.<br />The agency scrapped the so-called net neutrality regulations<br />that prohibited broadband providers from blocking websites or charging for higher-quality service or certain content.
