The Net Neutrality Debate: Access to Broadband Networks

Gilroy, Angele A.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Internet service providers;    Telecommunication law and legislation;    Telecommunication policy;   

RP-ID  :  R40616
RP-ID  :  R40616_2017Oct17

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discuses debates and regulations regarding net neutrality and broadband internet's classification as a telecommunication service in a 2015 rule that was upheld in court in 2016. A major focus in the debate is concern over whether the current regulatory framework as delineated in the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) 2015 Open Internet Order is the appropriate approach to ensure access to the Internet for content, services, and applications providers, as well as consumers, or whether a less regulatory, "light touch" approach is more suitable.