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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) schedule Vote to restore net neutrality later this month. With Democrats finally securing a majority on the FCC in the final year of President Biden’s first term, the agency will implement a 2021 executive order reinstating Obama-era rules that the Trump administration’s FCC repealed in 2017. be able to.
The FCC is scheduled to vote at its April 25 meeting. Net neutrality treats broadband services as an essential resource under Title II of the Communications Act and gives the FCC the power to regulate the industry. This will allow authorities to prevent ISPs from engaging in anti-consumer practices such as setting unfair prices, blocking or restricting content, and offering paid “fast lanes” for internet access.
Democrats had to wait three years to enact Biden’s 2021 executive order reinstating net neutrality rules passed by President Obama’s FCC in 2015. The confirmation process for Gigi Song, Biden’s nominee for FCC telecommunications regulator, played a significant role.she withdrew She will be appointed in March 2023 following what she calls a “relentless, dishonest and cruel attack”.
Republicans (and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin) opposed her confirmation through a lengthy 16-month process. During this time, telecom lobbying money flowed freely, and Republicans cited Son’s past tweets criticizing Fox News and the vocal opposition of law enforcement as justification for blocking confirmation.Democratic Party finally got it back In late September, nearing the end of Biden’s third year in office, Anna Gomez was sworn in to take over the FCC’s majority.
“The pandemic has proven once and for all that broadband is essential,” FCC Chairman Rosenworcel said in a press release. “Since the previous administration relinquished its authority over broadband services, the FCC has fully secured broadband networks, handcuffed them from their efforts to protect consumer data and ensure the Internet is fast, open, and fair. By returning to the FCC’s overwhelmingly popular and court-approved net neutrality standards, the FCC can once again serve as a strong consumer advocate for an open Internet. Sho.”