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U.S. FCC chairman reveals latest net neutrality proposal

2015-02-04 19:12:23| IT Services - Topix.net

The top U.S. communications regulator on Wednesday confirmed expectations by proposing new "net neutrality" regulations that would treat Internet service providers more like public utilities, an approach endorsed by President Barack Obama. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler, in an op-ed published on Wired.com, said he aims to establish the "strongest open Internet protections ever proposed by the FCC" that would apply, for the first time, to both wireless and wired broadband providers.

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FCC chairman confirms plans for Title II internet regulation

2015-02-04 17:43:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) FCC chairman Tom Wheeler has confirmed plans to implement strict net neutrality rules, in line with the earlier call from President Barack Obama. In an article in Wired magazine, Wheeler said he will send the proposal to his fellow commissioners this week. It will include plans to extend Title II authority under the Telecommunications Act to internet access services. This would see internet service designated a utility, the same as fixed telephony services, allowing the FCC to impose stricter regulations. Wheeler said the new rules will also ban paid prioritization, where a service provider can pay the network operator for preferred access to end-users, as well as prohibit blocking and throttling of lawful content and services. These rules will also apply to internet services over mobile networks. The FCC chairman said the Title II regulations will be modernised "for the 21st century", in order to ensure the new regulation does not dissuade invesment in networks. "For example, there will be no rate regulation, no tariffs, no last-mile unbundling," he said. In addition, Wheeler plans a "general conduct rule that can be used to stop new and novel threats to the internet". This should allow the FCC to adapt the regulation in future depending on changes in technology and the market.

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FCC still has ton of explaining to do on Wi-Fi blocking rules

2015-02-03 23:51:40| Wireless - Topix.net

The FCC has been very clear that it didn't approve of a Marriott International hotel's blocking of convention center attendees' Wi-Fi hotspots: It fined the hospitality company $600,000 last fall and issued a stern warning on Jan. 27 that such wireless network interference by others will not be tolerated either. But what remains murky to IT shops and wireless LAN product vendors is exactly what constitutes illegal "Wi-Fi blocking": *One university WLAN/network architect wrote a blog post earlier this month titled "Are WLAN vendors selling illegal jammers?" and sparked an online discussion among peers, who are trying to figure out if the tools they routinely use to contain rogue devices are prohibited.

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Report: FCC Going Big With Net Neutrality Plan

2015-02-03 19:02:48| PC Magazine Software Product Guide

Wheeler will move to reclassify broadband as a telecom service rather than an information service.

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FCC will attempt to regulate ISPs as utilities, report says

2015-02-03 15:00:54| Extremetech

Regulation of the internet has seen countless ups and downs over the last few years, and it sometimes feels like we're on the brink of losing everything we've worked so hard to build. Thankfully, reports have begun to surface this week that indicate that the FCC will instead move to reclassify ISPs as common carriers.

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