On Friday (January 5) the Federal Communications Commission released the official text confirming the abolishment of net neutrality regulations introduced under President Obama in 2015.
Along with the Declaratory Ruling, the agency released statements by each of the commissioners, including Mignon Clyburn, Michael O'Reilly, Brendan Carr and Jessica Rosenworcel in addition to the remarks of Chairman Ajit Pai. Now that the documentation has been made public, it is expected that lawsuits will begin to surface from various state attorney generals looking to overturn the order.
The FCC selected to do away with net neutrality via vote on December 14. Among the dissenters on the commission was Rosenworcel, who aligned with the interests of her Democrat constituency with a vote against its repeal.
In her statement on Friday, Rosenworcel calls for the decision to be "revisited, reexamined, and ultimately reversed" and writes: "In this document, the American public can see for themselves the damage done by this agency to Internet openness ... Going forward, our broadband providers will have the power to block websites, throttle services, and censor online content. This is not right."
The repeal actually hasn't cleared yet, as it takes 60 days from the date of publication in the Federal Register before such legislation could be official.
Source: gizmodo.com
