net neutrality first came into effect on june 12, 2015.
when did net neutrality first come into effect?
june 12 , 2015
following the ruling in verizon communications inc. v. fcc (2014), between july 15 and september 15, the united states federal communications commission (fcc) received 3.7 million comments to change the internet to a telecommunications service, which would allow the fcc to uphold net neutrality. on 26 february 2015, the fcc ruled in favor of net neutrality by reclassifying broadband access as a telecommunications service, thus applying common carrier protections under title ii of the communications act and section 706 of the telecommunications act to internet service providers. on 12 march 2015, the fcc released the specific details of its new net neutrality rule. and on 13 april 2015, the fcc published the final rule on its new regulations. the rule took effect on june 12, 2015.
net neutrality by country
net neutrality in the united states has been a point of conflict between network users and service providers since the 1990s. much of the conflict over net neutrality arises from how internet services are classified by the federal communication commission (fcc) under authority of the communications act of 1934. the fcc would have significant ability to regulate isps should internet services be treated as a title ii "common carrier service", or otherwise the isps would be mostly unrestricted by the fcc if internet services fell under title i "information services". through 2017, the fcc has generally been favorable towards net neutrality, treating isps under title ii common carrier. with the onset of the presidency of donald trump in 2017, and the appointment of ajit pai, an opponent of net neutrality, to the chairman of the fcc, the fcc has reversed many previous net neutrality rulings, and reclassified internet services as title i information services. the fcc's decisions have been a matter of several ongoing legal challenges by both states supporting net neutrality, and isps challenging it. the united states congress has attempted to pass legislation supporting net neutrality but have failed to gain sufficient support. in 2018, a bill cleared the u.s. senate, with republicans lisa murkowski, john kennedy and susan collins joining all 49 democrats but the house majority denied the bill a hearing. individual states have been trying to pass legislation overriding the fcc's decision to make net neutrality a requirement within their state. california has successfully passed its own net neutrality act, which the united states department of justice is challenging on a legal basis.
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