“A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday rejected federal rules that required Internet providers to treat all web traffic equally, a decision that could allow mobile carriers and other broadband providers to charge content providers for faster access to websites and services. The Federal Communications Commission’s open Internet rules, also known as net neutrality, required Internet service providers to give consumers equal access to all lawful content without restrictions or tiered charges. But the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit struck down the rules, which were passed in late 2010 and have been challenged by Verizon Communications Inc…”.* Will this go to the Supreme Court and what’s really at stake here? The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
*Read more here from ALINA SELYUKH AND DAVID INGRAM / Reuters: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/14/us-usa-court-netneutrality-idUSBREA0D11420140114
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