{"id":5425,"date":"2017-05-18T16:15:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-18T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.publicknowledge.org\/press-release\/public-knowledge-opposes-fcc-chairman-pais-move-to-kill-net-neutrality-rules\/"},"modified":"2024-12-09T22:57:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T22:57:42","slug":"public-knowledge-opposes-fcc-chairman-pais-move-to-kill-net-neutrality-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/publicknowledge.org\/public-knowledge-opposes-fcc-chairman-pais-move-to-kill-net-neutrality-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Knowledge Opposes FCC Chairman Pai\u2019s Move to Kill Net Neutrality Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, the Federal Communications Commission voted to approve a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to roll back the agency\u2019s <\/span>2015 Open Internet Order<\/a>, which created strong net neutrality rules<\/a> that force broadband providers to treat all internet content and services equally. The FCC\u2019s new proposal, if adopted later this year, would reverse the agency\u2019s Title II classification of broadband service.<\/p>\n

The rules currently prohibit internet service providers from blocking websites, throttling connection speeds and engaging in backroom deals to create \u201cfast lanes\u201d for businesses that can afford it — and \u201cslow lanes\u201d for everyone else. Millions of Americans <\/span>expressed support for these rules<\/a> by submitting comments with the FCC leading up to the 2015 Open Internet Order.<\/p>\n

Public Knowledge opposes FCC Chairman Ajit Pai\u2019s move to gut these rules, leaving <\/span>consumers<\/a>, small businesses<\/a>, artists<\/a>, students<\/a>, hospital patients<\/a>, low-income families<\/a>, startups<\/a> and entrepreneurs<\/a> unprotected and at the mercy of broadband providers following a slew of mergers and media consolidation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The following can be attributed to Ryan Clough, General Counsel at Public Knowledge:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis proposal willfully ignores the realities of the market for broadband service, which is dominated by a handful of giant companies. Few Americans have real competitive choices. For example, according to the latest FCC data, only 24 percent of census blocks have more than one provider of high-speed residential service. As a result, consumers pay far more than they should for internet access, and are widely dissatisfied with their service.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cContrary to Chairman Pai\u2019s vague promises, this proposal will not magically produce a competitive broadband marketplace. It does nothing to address the economic and structural barriers to greater competition and deployment. Instead, it would give broadband providers far more unconstrained power to manipulate internet traffic and customer behavior for profit. This proposal paves the way to an internet dominated by vertical integration and opaque dealmaking between giant firms.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cJust a few weeks ago, the full <\/span>D.C. Circuit upheld the 2015 Open Internet Order<\/a>, including the classification of broadband as a telecommunications service. Now this proposal seeks a sudden reversal, which the FCC will struggle to justify. If adopted, years of litigation are all but certain.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information on net neutrality, view <\/span>this explainer<\/a> from Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, our issue page<\/a> or net neutrality timeline<\/a> highlighting key moments of this debate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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