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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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Here's what you need to know about the open internet concept - Business Insider Business Insider U.S. FCC votes to maintain 2017 repeal of net neutrality rules Reuters Will Net Neutrality Have Another Chance Under Biden? Government Technology US STOCKS-Wall Street closes lower as banks, energy shares tumble Nasdaq Citing 'censorship' concerns, Idaho internet provider blocks Facebook, Twitter WKRC TV Cincinnati Parler squeezed as Trump seeks new online megaphone for his lies WDIV ClickOnDetroit ALA decries latest FCC failure on net neutrality ala.org Change in FCC leadership may renew net neutrality battle Marketplace Net Neutrality Tops To-Do List for FCC Democrats in Biden Era Bloomberg Law Violence stoked on social media invades the Capitol Politico FCC Preps Order Affirming Net Neutrality Repeal 10/06/2020 MediaPost Communications Be careful what you wish for: A return to 'net neutrality' is a concern for the entire internet American Enterprise Institute A look back at Pete Visclosky’s 36 years in Congress: ‘He was always about getting something done’ Chicago Tribune Bringing back net neutrality rules is high on Biden’s tech agenda Marketplace End of an era: Pai waves goodbye to the FCC Politico With Pai's departure, FCC likely to restore net neutrality, strengthen municipal broadband StateScoop The Legal Debate Over Net Neutrality Shifts to State Laws Blog Inside Tech Media Lexology COVID-19: How will plans to give pupils free data work? 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'Net Neutrality' Back In The Spotlight Lexology Joe Biden, Re-Regulator City Journal Europe’s top court says net neutrality rules bar ‘zero rating’ TechCrunch Another Voice: What the pandemic teaches us about net neutrality Buffalo News Telecommuting to Avoid COVID-19? Thank the End of 'Net Neutrality' Cato Institute Net neutrality back as Biden appoints Clyburn to team Capacity Media SOEs set out measures on carbon neutrality ecns Health Insurer Centene to Acquire Magellan in $2.2 Billion Deal; Target Price $79 Nasdaq The court let the FCC kill net neutrality, here’s why The Verge Here's Another Chance to Weigh In on the FCC's Net Neutrality Repeal WIRED #TBT: FCC adopts net neutrality rules; AT&T buys FloTV spectrum; OpEx drives outsourcing … this week in 2010 RCR Wireless News California Net Neutrality Cases - American Cable Association, et al v. Xavier Becerra and United States of America v. State of California EFF Internet providers are complying with net neutrality obligations, EU regulators report Lexology Net Neutrality Has Officially Been Repealed. Here’s How That Could Affect You. The New York Times ISP in Idaho Planned to Block Facebook and Twitter to Punish 'Censorship' Gizmodo Court Upholds Net Neutrality Repeal, With Some Caveats The New York Times FCC To Study Impact Of Net Neutrality Repeal 02/20/2020 MediaPost Communications F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules The New York Times AImotive and Sony partner to develop ADAS capability for Vision-S prototype Robotics and Automation News Biden could alter Big Tech's Section 230 protections, reinstate 'net neutrality' Fox Business FCC Ordered To Disclose Data About Net Neutrality Commenters 05/04/2020 MediaPost Communications Fed's Kashkari sees pandemic hampering activity through all of 2021 Nasdaq Coronavirus crisis proves 'net neutrality' was a mistake, repeal was right move: Grover Norquist Fox Business Coronavirus Crisis Vindicates the FCC’s ‘Net Neutrality’ Rollback The Wall Street Journal How Biden’s FCC could fix America’s internet Vox.com Op-Ed: Net Neutrality and Coronavirus - AAF American Action Forum Biden's telecom platform hardens around net neutrality, universal broadband, 5G funding Urgent Communications Hyundai's acquisition of Boston Dynamics can reinforce its position in smart mobility, says GlobalData Robotics and Automation News EU Court Considers Net Neutrality Law for First Time and Restricts Use of “Zero-Rating” Internet Packages Lexology Chamber Of Commerce Backs Bid To Block California Net Neutrality Law 08/24/2020 MediaPost Communications Net Neutrality Explained & Why It's So Important | Screen Rant Screen Rant Biden musn't bring back Obama's obsolete net neutrality policy Washington Examiner Will 2020 see a state-by-state return to net neutrality in the US? TelecomTV Jessica J. González: How Trump's attack on net neutrality created a legal mess for the entire internet Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A Year After the Repeal of Net Neutrality, Debate Rages On GovTechThe 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.