FCC chief Ajit Pai, a Republican appointed by President Donald Trump in January, said the commission will vote at a December 14 meeting to nullify the regulations requiring internet service providers to treat all web traffic equally.
Ajit Pai blasted the rules that were introduced by the Obama administration as "heavy-handed, utility-style."
"Today, I have shared with my colleagues a draft order that would abandon this failed approach and return to the longstanding consensus that served consumers well for decades," Pai said. "Under my proposal, the federal government will stop micromanaging the Internet", reported by thehill.com
Chairman @AjitPaiFCC interview with @davidshepardson and @ReutersUS on Restoring Internet Freedom: https://t.co/Ek3WaBCeGq
— Brian Hart (@BrianHartFCC) 21 ноября 2017 г.
With three Republican and two Democratic commissioners, the move is all but certain to be approved. Meanwhile, Donald Trump expressed his opposition to net neutrality in 2014 before the regulations were even implemented, calling it a "power grab" by Obama.
Under the Obama Administration, the FCC regulated internet service providers like public utilities that gave the agency sweeping oversight over the conduct of these companies.
US President Donald Trump's administration has vowed to cancel hundreds of Obama-era regulations in as part of a push to lift restrictions on the private sector.
