Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Net neutrality plan will likely pass, former chairman Powell says

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will likely approve a network neutrality proposal from its current chairman later this month with the support of many large broadband providers, Michael Powell, former chairman of the agency, believes.

Powell questioned the need for new net neutrality rules, but he suggested that long-term uncertainty over the proposed regulations has held back investment in the telecom industry. "At the end of the day, it's time to move," Powell said during an Internet Innovation Alliance forum.

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