US Federal Communications Commission canceled net neutrality policy

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The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to repeal the “net neutrality” rule, which guaranteed equal access for all to the Internet. The decision was made by a margin of one vote.

According to New York Times, the commission canceled the rules that prohibited Internet providers to block or discriminate any applications or content that pass through the networks of providers. That is, companies are not allowed to slow access to certain sites, for example, third-party resources with video or music and speed up access to their resources.

Providing Internet providers with the ability to prioritize Internet traffic may encourage them to charge more for different types of services. Now companies like Comcast, AT&T and Verizon, will be able to require sites to buy the so-called "fast lanes" or "paid prioritization."

At the same time, Internet providers will have to provide the most transparent information about their services so that users can buy the most appropriate “service plan”.

The FCC actually lifted the ban on the use of two-speed Internet, which was introduced during the administration of President Barack Obama in 2015.

Commission Chairman Ajita Pai explained the need for decision-making by saying that he “is concerned that by imposing these tough economic rules on large and small Internet service providers, we have deprived them of an incentive to develop Internet access in many parts of the country, in low-income areas, in big cities and rural areas. "

According to him, he repeatedly received complaints from Internet service providers that regulatory requirements hinder business development.

In turn, a number of American experts and developers stated that if they were accepted, “Internet providers would be able to block, interfere with or increase the speed of data transmission, based on its content, source, destination point or service and programs that the Internet provider generates ". This also, according to experts, will lead to "Internet balkanization". There will be a transformation of the Internet, due to which developers will be forced to pay money for the introduction of new technologies.

Recall, the principle of network neutrality confirms that Internet providers are obliged to pass all traffic with the same maximum speed, without giving privileges to any sites. Legislatively, this principle in the United States was enshrined in 2015, with the active support of Barack Obama. In May, the 2017 of the year, the FCC, led by Pai, voted to repeal this law, saying that it allegedly limits the development of the Internet.

In July, protesters against the abolition of network neutrality done to the US Congress more than 5 million letters. Senders include regular Internet users, human rights defenders, as well as major technology companies such as Google, Twitter, Reddit, Kickstarter, and many others.

Major ISPs such as AT&T, Comcast and Verizon are interested in abolishing net neutrality. In the future, they hope to push through new regulations through Congress that will, among other things, allow them to charge site owners to speed up their traffic.

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