How Open Will the FCC's 'Open Internet' Really Be?

Everything about the FCC's latest Open Internet proposal sounds fair. The government agency that lost a court battle on its four-year-old Open Internet (or Net Neutrality) rules in January, simply wants to revive those rules, but in a way that will pass judicial muster.

In theory, the rules that promise you can get to the content you want and have a reasonable online experience won't get weaker and they won't get stronger

As one FCC official put it, if consumers liked their way their Internet and technology surrounding it grew, expanded and innovated over the last four years (look at those speeds, look at that iPad and, oh, all those apps!), they'll love the newly proposed rules just as much. Read more...