Internet providers around the world are looking to strike back against the Federal Communications Commission. The FCC has had to justify the rules they put onto internet providers across the world multiple times in court. This previous Friday they had to do it again.
THE RULES ON INTERNET PROVIDERS
The FCC has placed what is known as their net neutrality rules on internet providers. They state that this prevents them from slowing down content on the web as well as preventing them from blocking any Web content. This does not allow them to block content that they do not like. The last thing these rules prevent internet providers from doing is paying Web sites to speed up service. Many providers have voiced out and stated that the FCC is abusing their power and that they do not like these rules.
ALOT ON THE LINE FOR INTERNET USERS
The ultimately ruling of this case should have all avid internet users on the edge of their seats. If the internet providers end up winning this case, it could actually end up being worse for users. This could allow users to have content that was previously available not. This could also have users paying some sort of cost for some websites. Users might actually want to side with the FCC, but internet providers are surely not their friends.
HOWEVER, FCC STILL IS ABUSING THE RULES
One thing industry lawyers argued was the fact that the FCC violated the law when they extended their policy to Sprint and T-Mobile. The lawyers say that the mobile Internet is not a part of the public switch network and they had no right to do it. They also stated that they do not agree with the FCC paid prioritization ban that disallows internet providers from paying Web sites for faster service. Much must be decided for the court, but the FCC appears to be clearly stepping over their boundaries.
