7 years, 4 months ago

FCC's Pai: 'Heavy-Handed' Net Neutrality Rules Are Stifling The Internet

FCC's Pai: 'Heavy-Handed' Net Neutrality Rules Are Stifling The Internet Enlarge this image toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images The Federal Communications Commission chairman announced plans Tuesday to repeal Obama-era regulations on Internet service providers. In an interview with NPR's Morning Edition, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai says his plan to remove net neutrality rules is a way of bringing the Internet back to how it was in the 1990s. "If the FCC votes to roll back these net neutrality protections, they would end the internet as we know it, harming every day users and small businesses, eroding free speech, competition, innovation and user choice in the process," said Mozilla, the nonprofit corporation that makes the Firefox browser and advocates for Internet accessibility. "Our position is clear: the end of net neutrality would only benefit Internet Service Providers."

NPR

Discover Related