FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has said “small ISPs faced new regulatory burdens” under net neutrality regulations. At stake are the government's net neutrality rules, which prohibit Internet providers from blocking or slowing websites or charging them special fees in order for their content to be displayed to consumers. ISPs say they are largely committed to the principle of net neutrality but have strongly opposed the federal government's implementation of it. “Small ISPs faced new regulatory burdens” under the net neutrality regulations, said FCC Chairman Ajit Pai during the agency's May open meeting. By highlighting the shortcomings of the GOP net neutrality plan, Democrats say, they could make passing the proposal politically untenable.

Source: Washington Post June 06, 2017 13:39 UTC