The FCC’s Vote to Protect Net Neutrality Is a Huge Win for the Internet By Robert McMillan The internet is getting a regulatory re-wiring. In an historic 3-2 vote, the Federal Communications Commission said it would change the way the nation’s internet service providers are regulated. For net neutrality advocates the vote is a major victory; for the nation’s internet service providers, a rebuke. “The internet is the most powerful and pervasive platform on the planet,” said FCC Tom Wheeler during a public meeting ahead of the vote. “It’s simply too important to be left without rules and without a referee on the field.” The 317 page order, entitled Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet, will take effect 60 days after it is published in the Federal Register, a process that’s expected to take several weeks. [...] continua qui http://www.wired.com/2015/02/fcc-votes-yes-net-neutrality/?mbid=social_fb