FCC RECEIVES RECORD 3M COMMENTS ABOUT 'NET NEUTRALITY' ISSUE (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Tuesday, September 16, 2014, 04:05

The Federal Communications Commission has received a record 3m comments from consumers, advocates, companies and lawmakers on proposed new internet traffic, or “net neutrality”, rules as the deadline to formally weigh in approached on Monday.

The comments, whose flow has tested and at times overwhelmed the FCC’s systems, continued to be received as the deadline for submissions to the official record approached at the end of the day, said FCC spokeswoman Kim Hart.

FCC chairman Tom Wheeler in April revealed his proposal to set new Open Internet rules that regulate how internet service providers (ISPs) manage traffic on their networks.

Under the proposal, ISPs such as Comcast Corp would be prohibited from blocking users’ access to websites or applications but could charge content companies, such as Netflix Inc, to ensure quick and reliable delivery of their traffic to users, as long as such deals are deemed “commercially reasonable”.

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