12.05.2014 - 14:33 [ Verge ]

FCC chairman reportedly revises net neutrality proposal after public outcry

The Wall Street Journal reports that the head of the Federal Communications Commission, Tom Wheeler, is revising the commission‘s proposal to regulate broadband internet in response to enormous public outcry. The WSJ says the altered report will offer „assurances that the agency won‘t allow companies to segregate web traffic into fast and slow lanes,“ but may not appease the huge number of people who feel the FCC‘s plans will allow internet service providers to dictate consumer web usage.