FCC Chairman Ajit Pai circulated a proposal today among fellow commissioners to roll back Title II classification of internet access providers in a planned Dec. 14 vote. That means they will no longer be considered common carriers subject to mandatory access requirements. The current guidelines were put in place in 2015 to prevent internet service providers from creating “fast lanes” or slowing down content from certain outlets. The chairman voted against the 2015 Open Internet order as a commissioner and signaled early on that repealing the order was one of his top priorities.
In a statement, Pai said “For almost twenty years, the internet thrived under the light-touch regulatory approach established by President Clinton and a Republican Congress. Today, I have shared with my colleagues a draft order that would abandon this failed approach and return to the longstanding consensus that served consumers well for decades.” His proposal requires ISPs to be public about their practices of regulating internet traffic. Pai is expected to have the votes to pass it over strong Democratic opposition.
Todd Erwin has been a reviewer at Home Theater Forum since 2008. His love of movies began as a young child, first showing Super 8 movies in his backyard during the summer to friends and neighbors at age 10. He also received his first movie camera that year, a hand-crank Wollensak 8mm with three fixed lenses. In 1980, he graduated to "talkies" with his award-winning short The Ape-Man, followed by the cult favorite The Adventures of Terrific Man two years later. Other films include Myth or Fact: The Talbert Terror and Warren's Revenge (which is currently being restored). In addition to movie reviews, Todd has written many articles for Home Theater Forum centering mostly on streaming as well as an occasional hardware review, is the host of his own video podcast Streaming News & Views on YouTube and is a frequent guest on the Home Theater United podcast.
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