The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to restore net neutrality, the government oversight of broadband providers
The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to restore net neutrality, the government oversight of broadband providers.
First put in place under the Obama administration, the regulations aim to prevent Internet service providers like Comcast or Verizon from interfering with the delivery of streaming services like Netflix and YouTube. Former President Donald Trump later repealed the rules.
The five-member commission appointed by President Biden revived the rules in a 3-to-2 vote along party lines. In addition to classifying broadband as a utility, the rules also give the FCC capacity to demand providers report and respond to outages, as well as oversight into security issues.
