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Here's a fine Christmas Eve present from Uncle Sam: the FCC has just
released the full text of the net neutrality rules it passed earlier
this week by a hotly-debated 3-2 vote. The rules are basically what we
expected: the three basic rules require ISPs to be transparent about
their network management practices, and further forbid them from
blocking any lawful application or service or discriminating against
different types of traffic. The biggest tweak comes in the language
around paid prioritization, which would let some companies pay for
selectively faster access to an ISP's customers -- the FCC is pretty
clear that such arrangements will be heavily scrutinized and probably
won't pass muster. And then, of course, there's wireless, which is
subject only to the transparency and no-blocking rules; the FCC
decided to take "measured steps" with mobile because it believes that
is still too new and fluid. We'll have a full breakdown later today,
but hit the source and check out the full rules yourself -- you're
going to be hearing a lot about them over the next few weeks.
[Thanks, Phil]
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