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>FCC sets vote on ‘net neutrality’ rules

>FCC sets vote on ‘net neutrality’ rules

UPDATE 1-Approval of Internet traffic rules likely-analysts

By Jasmin Melvin

WASHINGTON, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Contentious Internet traffic rules facing a vote next week are likely to be adopted without radically veering from a proposal unveiled earlier in the month, telecommunications policy analysts said on Wednesday.

The Federal Communications Commission will vote on Dec. 21 on whether to adopt regulations that ban the blocking of lawful traffic but allow Internet service providers to ration Web traffic on their networks.

The proposal laid out two weeks ago by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski was met with concern from the other members of the FCC, putting in question the likelihood of winning over a majority of the five-member FCC.

MORE: https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1516757220101215

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