, saying that restoring the FCC's authority over broadband service in the US is needed to ensure the internet"is not only open, but fast and fair, safe and secure."
The concept of net neutrality was introduced in the early 2000s, and is pretty simple in the broad strokes: It essentially requires that all data be treated equally, and forbids ISPs from throttling speeds or blocking access based on the content being delivered. The Open Internet Order, enacted in 2015 during the Obama administration, enshrined that concept into law, but in 2017, under President Trump, the FCCIt wasn't a clean break.
Net neutrality isn't back yet, but the wheels are now turning in earnest."The Chairwoman is proposing the FCC take the first procedural steps toward reaffirming rules that would treat broadband internet service as an essential service for American life," the FCC said."As work, healthcare, education, commerce, and so much more have moved online, no American household or business should need to function without reliable internet service.