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Net neutrality is a set of rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) which say Internet Service Providers (ISPs) such as Comcast, Time Warner, AT&T, and Verizon, cannot block, throttle, or prioritize certain content on the Internet.
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All About Cookies Net neutrality is struck, ending a long battle to regulate ISPs like public utilities NPR Sixth Circuit Strikes Down FCC Net Neutrality Rules Inside Global Tech Net neutrality dealt a final blow in court RCR Wireless News Access Alert: US Appeals Court Strikes Down FCC Net Neutrality Rules Access Partnership AI makes the fight for net neutrality even more important Brookings Net Neutrality May Finally Be Dead—Good Riddance City Journal FCC net neutrality rule among first to fall in Loper Bright’s aftermath Legal Dive Don’t be fooled: Net neutrality is about more than just blocking and throttling Brookings What may be next after a federal court struck down the FCC's net neutrality rules NPR Net neutrality is back: U.S. promises fast, safe and reliable internet for all NPR Net Neutrality Rules Struck Down by Appeals Court The New York Times Court strikes down US net neutrality rules BBC HNet Neutrality Overturned: Appeals Court Ruling Redraws the Internet’s Future Investopedia ACLU Comment on Sixth Circuit Decision to Overturn Net Neutrality | American Civil Liberties Union American Civil Liberties Union US appeals court overturns FCC decision reinstating net neutrality rules - JURIST - News Jurist.org FCC’s ‘Net Neutrality’ Rules Struck Down. 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Pensacola News Journal US appeals court blocks Biden administration effort to restore net-neutrality rules Reuters Net Neutrality Rule Goes Down, Other Regs May Follow Forbes NAM: Decision Striking Down Net Neutrality a Victory Against Overregulation New Jersey Business & Industry Association F.C.C. Votes to Restore Net Neutrality Rules (Published 2024) The New York Times Net neutrality rules about corporate control over internet speeds blocked by federal appeals court CBS News Federal court strikes down FCC net neutrality rules. What it means for using the internet The Providence Journal ISPs Drop Legal Fight Against California Net Neutrality Law Stanford Law School The Myth of Net Neutrality and the Reality of Network Management American Enterprise Institute - AEI UPDATE: Net Neutrality Open Internet Order Set Aside Davis Wright Tremaine How Big Tech Uses Net Neutrality To Subvert Competition promarket.org FCC Reinstates Net Neutrality Rules Wiley Rein What Is Net Neutrality? 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Here's how your internet use could change PBS Forget Net Neutrality, A “Free and Open” Internet is Already a Myth - Saving Country Music Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Overturns the FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules Citizens Against Government Waste Net neutrality remains the law of the land in California despite federal ruling The Desert Sun The Tangled Web of Net Neutrality and Regulation Harvard Business Review Why Net Neutrality Can’t Wait American Civil Liberties Union Net Neutrality Rules Officially Struck Down Washington Policy Center Net neutrality rules reinstatement temporarily halted by US appeals court ReutersThe term was coined by Columbia University media law professor Tim Wu in 2003, as an extension of the longstanding concept of a common carrier, which was used to describe the role of telephone systems.
A widely cited example of a violation of net neutrality principles was the Internet service provider Comcast's secret slowing ("throttling") of uploads from peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P) applications by using forged packets. Comcast did not stop blocking these protocols, like BitTorrent, until the FCC ordered them to stop. In another minor example, The Madison River Communications company was fined US$15,000 by the FCC, in 2004, for restricting their customers' access to Vonage, which was rivaling their own services. AT&T was also caught limiting access to FaceTime, so only those users who paid for AT&T's new shared data plans could access the application. In July 2017, Verizon Wireless was accused of throttling after users noticed that videos played on Netflix and Youtube were slower than usual, though Verizon commented that it was conducting "network testing" and that net neutrality rules permit "reasonable network management practices".
Research suggests that a combination of policy instruments will help realize the range of valued political and economic objectives central to the network neutrality debate. Combined with strong public opinion, this has led some governments to regulate broadband Internet services as a public utility, similar to the way electricity, gas, and the water supply are regulated, along with limiting providers and regulating the options those providers can offer.