FCC won’t appeal net neutrality ruling, will write new regulations

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68550d63701d638524db0fd3fd3da63f.jpgThe Federal Communications Commission has decided not to appeal a recent court ruling that shot down its net neutrality restrictions and will instead write fresh regulations to keep ISPs in check, reports The Washington Post. The Post's Cecilia Kang says that the FCC plans to rewrite net neutrality rules under its authority granted by Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Reuters, via CNBC, adds that the commission is still very interested in making sure ISPs can't discriminate against traffic for rivals' services but adds that it wants to make sure it does so in a way that doesn't get struck down by the courts.

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