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FCC Proposes Formal Net Neutrality Rules
- From: Brian Warkoczeski
- Date: Fri Oct 23 10:39:22 2009
FCC Proposes Formal Net Neutrality Rules
By Chloe Albanesius - PC Magazine
Oct 22, 2009
As expected, the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday proposed
formal rules regarding net neutrality.
The commission said the draft rules would permit broadband Internet
access service providers to engage in reasonable network management.
They would not, however, be able to prevent a user from: using a
particular application, like BitTorrent; connecting to their network of
choice; and accessing competing products. Providers could also not
discriminate against lawful apps, and they would be required to disclose
their network management practices.
Chairman Julius Genachowski announced that the commission would develop
a Technical Advisory Process so that the "difficult engineering
questions we face are fully informed by a broad range of engineers based
on sound engineering principles and not on politics."
For rest of the article, see:
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/zd/20091022/tc_zd/245288
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