FCC/NET NEUTRALITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The telecom industry won a big victory in May when the FCC launched a repeal of its Obama-era net neutrality rules, over the objections of Democrats and tech giants like Google and Netflix.
Now both sides are about to find out how sweeping the reversal might be.
The FCC, under Trump-appointed Chairman Ajit Pai, is readying a final order that will spell out how thoroughly it intends to roll back the 2015 net neutrality order, which requires internet service providers like Verizon and Comcast to treat all web traffic equally. The release could come as early as next week, teeing up a possible commission vote in December…
Some FCC watchers believe the commission is likely to go that route, wiping the slate clean and relying on another agency, the FTC, to police whether internet providers are acting in an anti-competitive manner…
An FCC spokesman declined to comment on the upcoming rollout.”
-Margaret Harding McGill, “Net neutrality fight is about to flare again,” Politico, Nov. 15, 2017 10:00am