FCC upholds net neutrality

Cody Olsen Jun 17, 2025

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>FCC upholds net neutrality</h1>
                <h2><p>The FCC finally did something cool today. As expected, The New York Times reports that the FCC just voted this morning to reclassify the internet as a public utility under the Telecommunications Act of 1934. The 3-2 vote along party lines bars Internet service providers from charging media companies like</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/codyolsen0-gmail-com/">Cody Olsen</a></p> 
              <p><time datetime="2025-02-04T05:00:00-08:00">Feb 6, 2018</time></p>
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            <p>The FCC finally did something cool today. As expected, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/technology/net-neutrality-fcc-vote-internet-utility.html?hp=&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0&ref=cascadepbs.org">The New York Times</a> reports that the FCC just voted this morning to reclassify the internet as a public utility under the Telecommunications Act of 1934. The 3-2 vote along party lines bars Internet service providers from charging media companies like Netflix a premium to serve their content faster and ensures that no content will be blocked. The ruling also includes mobile data.</p><p>Over the last year, an abundance of public comments, <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2015/0226/How-John-Oliver-turned-the-tide-on-net-neutrality-debate?ref=cascadepbs.org">partially inspired by John Oliver’s call to action last year on <i>Last Week Tonight</i>,</a> as well as support for the measure from tech giants like Amazon, Microsoft, and Yahoo, had put pressure on the FCC to pass net neutrality regulations.</p><p>Gov. Jay Inslee released a statement praising the decision,"This is a big win for Washingtonians who create, innovate or communicate on the internet."</p>
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The FCC finally did something cool today. As expected, The New York Times reports that the FCC just voted this morning to reclassify the internet as a public utility under the Telecommunications Act of 1934. The 3-2 vote along party lines bars Internet service providers from charging media companies like Netflix a premium to serve their content faster and ensures that no content will be blocked. The ruling also includes mobile data.

Over the last year, an abundance of public comments, partially inspired by John Oliver’s call to action last year on Last Week Tonight, as well as support for the measure from tech giants like Amazon, Microsoft, and Yahoo, had put pressure on the FCC to pass net neutrality regulations.

Gov. Jay Inslee released a statement praising the decision,"This is a big win for Washingtonians who create, innovate or communicate on the internet."

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