<P> Following this ruling in Verizon Communications Inc. v. FCC ( 2014 ) , the United States Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) received 3.7 million comments urging it to change classification of the Internet to a telecommunications service , which would allow the FCC to uphold net neutrality . The FCC then changed its analysis , reclassified retail providers of BIAS as common carriers , and adopted revised open Internet requirements . On February 26 , 2015 , the FCC ruled in favor of net neutrality by reclassifying broadband as a common carrier under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934 and Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 . On April 13 , 2015 , the FCC published the final rule on its new `` net neutrality '' regulations . These rules went into effect on June 12 , 2015 . </P>
<P> Following this ruling in Verizon Communications Inc. v. FCC ( 2014 ) , the United States Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) received 3.7 million comments urging it to change classification of the Internet to a telecommunications service , which would allow the FCC to uphold net neutrality . The FCC then changed its analysis , reclassified retail providers of BIAS as common carriers , and adopted revised open Internet requirements . On February 26 , 2015 , the FCC ruled in favor of net neutrality by reclassifying broadband as a common carrier under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934 and Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 . On April 13 , 2015 , the FCC published the final rule on its new `` net neutrality '' regulations . These rules went into effect on June 12 , 2015 . </P>
when did net neutrality first come into effect
when did net neutrality first come into effect
June 12 , 2015
June 12 , 2015