Amid protests, FCC proposes new 'net neutrality' rules

By Alina Selyukh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. telecommunications regulators on Thursday formally proposed new \"net neutrality\" rules that may let Internet service providers charge content companies for faster and more reliable delivery of their traffic to users. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler has come under fire from consumer advocates and technology companies for proposing to allow some \"commercially reasonable\" deals in which content companies could pay broadband providers to prioritize traffic on their networks. Wheeler's two fellow Democrats at the FCC concurred with him for a 3-2 vote to advance the proposal and begin formally collecting public comment, though they expressed misgivings about the plan. \"The real call to action begins after the vote today,\" said Commissioner Mignon Clyburn.



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