Amid protests, U.S. FCC proposes new 'net neutrality' rules

By Alina Selyukh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators on Thursday advanced a \"net neutrality\" proposal that would ban Internet providers from blocking or slowing down access to websites but may let them charge content companies for faster and more reliable delivery of their traffic to users. For four months now, the public can weigh in on the rules proposed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in what promises to be an intense tug-of-war between some tech companies and consumer advocates on one side and Republicans and broadband providers on the other, over the extent to which the agency can regulate Internet traffic. Dozens protested the vote at the FCC on Thursday as many consumer advocates have rejected FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler's proposal that may allow some \"commercially reasonable\" deals in which content companies could pay broadband providers to prioritize traffic on their networks.



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