FCC Rules On Net Neutrality

The FCC issued its much anticipated ruling today on net-neutrality, alleging that Comcast interfered with the free nature of the web when it wrongly slowed some of its customers' Internet traffic. Consumer groups had initially sued Comcast but then later asked the FCC for a declaratory ruling on the matter. The FCC's opinion effectively changes the playing field by making the US government a regulator of the internet. The FCC's Memorandum Opinion and Order (FCC 08-183) is not yet available online.