Clyburn Issues 'Fact Sheet' on 'What Happens Next With Net Neutrality'
FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn explained "What Happens Next with Net Neutrality" Thursday, a week after she dissented from an order scrapping Title II broadband regulation under the Communications Act (see 1712140039). Without net neutrality protections, "broadband providers will be allowed…
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to: block lawful content, throttle (slow down) lawful content, engage in paid prioritization (i.e. favor content of companies who can afford to pay), unreasonably interfere with the ability of consumers and content providers to reach one another [and] engage in unreasonable interconnection practices," her "fact sheet" said. "Broadband providers will only be required to provide limited transparency to consumers about the service they receive." The changes means "your broadband provider is in control of your online experience. You will have fewer protections online. This does not mean you will immediately see anti-consumer practices, but as the outrage and awareness fade, you will likely see providers roll out plans and features that are inconsistent with net neutrality," she said. The net neutrality repeal probably won't happen for several months because of the need for Office and Management and Budget approval of the revised transparency rules, she said. Parties can challenge the order after the text is published in the Federal Register, she added.