The Federal Communications Commission voted along party lines to reinstate Obama-era Title II telecommunications regulation of broadband services, also known as net neutrality rules.
“Broadband is now an essential service. Essential services—the ones we count on in every aspect of modern life—have some basic oversight,” said FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel. She went on to add: “After the last FCC took away these policies despite broad public opposition, a curious thing happened. When Washington stepped out, California rode in with its own open internet regime.