FCC chairman Tom Wheeler warns net neutrality laws will face ISP lawsuits
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Tom Wheeler has reportedly warned that establishing new net neutrality laws will take longer due to a wave of anticipated law suits from internet service providers (ISPs).
His comments follow US president Barack Obama’s open call for ISPs to be regulated more like public utilities, and for new net neutrality laws to be established to prevent them from prioritising higher-paying traffic.
Obama has urged the FCC to create a new set of rules to help protect net neutrality and ensure that neither cable companies nor phone companies can act as “gatekeepers” to the internet.
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Source: The Drum
