Full text of FCC's Net Neutrality rules now available

Cody Olsen Jun 15, 2025

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>Full text of FCC's Net Neutrality rules now available</h1>
                <h2><p>The FCC has released all 313 pages of its recent net neutrality ruling, called the Open Internet Order. NPR broke down some of the report's key points, including what FCC chairman Tom Wheeler dubbed its "bright-line rules." The highlights? No paid prioritization for internet "fast</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 has released all 313 pages of its recent net neutrality ruling, called the Open Internet Order. <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2015/03/12/392544534/fcc-publishes-full-text-of-net-neutrality-rules?ref=cascadepbs.org">NPR broke down some of the report's</a> key points, including what FCC chairman Tom Wheeler dubbed its "bright-line rules." The highlights? No paid prioritization for internet "fast lanes," and no blocking of legal internet content. Consumers who pay for the internet must have access to all of it. If you have a LOT of time on your hands, NPR has a PDF of the full, 313-page document.</p>
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The FCC has released all 313 pages of its recent net neutrality ruling, called the Open Internet Order. NPR broke down some of the report's key points, including what FCC chairman Tom Wheeler dubbed its "bright-line rules." The highlights? No paid prioritization for internet "fast lanes," and no blocking of legal internet content. Consumers who pay for the internet must have access to all of it. If you have a LOT of time on your hands, NPR has a PDF of the full, 313-page document.

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