FCC Commissioner: Internet Access Shouldn't Be a Partisan Issue

The Takeaway | Dec 11, 2017

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On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is scheduled to vote on the issue of net neutrality — a set of rules passed in 2015 that classified the internet as a public utility, and prohibited internet service providers, or ISPs, from blocking or slowing the delivery of internet content.

The future of how we treat net neutrality will come down to the five commissioners that make up the FCC, led by Chairmain Ajit Pai. It's expected that the commissioners will roll back net neutrality rules in a 3 to 2 vote along party lines.

One of those two votes in favor of net neutrality will be from Jessica Rosenworcel, who was nominated to be a FCC commissioner first by President Obama in 2011, and then again by President Trump earlier this year. Rosenworcel discusses the importance of net neutrality, and how the FCC's process to repeal net neutrality has been problematic. 

This segment is hosted by Todd Zwillich

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