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At MSU, FCC Commissioner Backs Removal Of Net Neutrality Rules

Michael O'Rielly at MSU photo
Amanda Pinckney
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FCC Commissioner Michael O'Rielly (standing, white shirt and tie) speaks during a tour of MSU College of Communication Arts and Sciences and WKAR this week.

On June 11, rules governing what’s known as net neutrality went away. The rules were designed to prevent internet service providers from blocking, slowing down or charging money for the delivery of certain content. All data was to be treated equally. They were enacted during the Obama administration, but the Federal Communications Commission voted to rescind them in December. That ruling took effect last week.

FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly was one of three votes to lift net neutrality rules late last year.

O’Rielly visited Michigan State University this week. He tells WKAR’s Scott Pohl that in the eleven days since net neutrality went away, “the impact,” in his words, “has been zero.”

Scott Pohl is a general assignment news reporter and produces news features and interviews. He is also an alternate local host on NPR's "Morning Edition."
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