Tuesday, September 22, 2009

FCC to formalise 'net neutrality'

In order to encourage a free and open internet, the chairman of the independent US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed the addition of two more principles to its existing four guidelines.
The FCC currently has four open internet principles stating that consumers are entitled access to lawful internet content, applications, and services of their choice, as well as attach non-harmful devices to the network.
To this, the FCC wants to add two more principles: "The first would prevent internet access providers from discriminating against particular internet content or applications, while allowing for reasonable network management," read the statement. Read More

Courtesy: Silicon Republic

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