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Bladewire · 12-01-2016, 07:32 PM

Net neutrality will not survive Donald Trump. - The Verge

It?s still hard to say how Trump himself feels about net neutrality: the only indications are a muddled two-year-old tweet. Still, a number of officials on Trump?s FCC transition team have vocally criticized net neutrality, and many in Washington already see the incoming commission as a chance to hand control of the internet back to service providers like Comcast and Verizon.

Legally, there?s nothing to stop Trump?s FCC from undoing any order made by the previous commission, including Wheeler?s Title II reclassification. The same powers that let Wheeler?s commission grant the open internet order can be used to undo it, and there?s no law holding it in place. The courts have ruled that the order is legal, but that only means the FCC can classify the internet as a communication service, not that it must.

12-01-2016, 07:32 PM
Bladewire StraightBro Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Monarch Beach, CA USA Posts: 56,229	Net neutrality will not survive Donald Trump. - The Verge It?s still hard to say how Trump himself feels about net neutrality: the only indications are a muddled two-year-old tweet. Still, a number of officials on Trump?s FCC transition team have vocally criticized net neutrality, and many in Washington already see the incoming commission as a chance to hand control of the internet back to service providers like Comcast and Verizon. Legally, there?s nothing to stop Trump?s FCC from undoing any order made by the previous commission, including Wheeler?s Title II reclassification. The same powers that let Wheeler?s commission grant the open internet order can be used to undo it, and there?s no law holding it in place. The courts have ruled that the order is legal, but that only means the FCC can classify the internet as a communication service, not that it must.