The Nuclear Option: The FCC's Proposed Internet Rules are Going Big

It's the nuclear option. The Federal Communications Commission is preparing to vote on rules that would dramatically change how the Internet is regulated, a move that would adopt regulation championed by advocates of net neutrality and opposed by Internet service providers. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announced the proposal on Wednesday in an editorial posted on Wired.com: The proposal would bring broadband Internet — both landline and mobile — under stricter regulation similar to that of utility companies. The change, known colloquially as reclassification, would give the FCC more power to regulate the networks and pricing of Internet service providers. http://on.mash.to/1uccHKd http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ