On 23 April 2014, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was
reported to be considering a new rule that will permit ISPs to offer
content providers a faster track to send content, thus reversing their
earlier net neutrality position.[4][5][6] A possible solution to net
neutrality concerns may be municipal broadband, according to Professor
Susan Crawford, a legal and technology expert at Harvard Law School.[7]
On 15 May 2014, the FCC decided to consider two options regarding
Internet services: first, permit fast and slow broadband lanes, thereby
compromising net neutrality; and second, reclassify broadband as a
telecommunication service, thereby preserving net neutrality.[8][9] On
10 November 2014, President Barack Obama recommended that the FCC
reclassify broadband Internet service as a telecommunications service in
order to preserve net neutrality.[10][11][12] On 16 January 2015,
Republicans presented legislation, in the form of a U.S. Congress H.R.
discussion draft bill, that makes concessions FCC will present the
notion of applying
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