FCC Chief Wheeler Says Utility-Style Web Rules Possible

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler said the agency is considering utility-style rules for Internet traffic. The rules are “very much on the table,” Chairman Wheeler told the House Committee on Small Business.

He said the agency is considering rules under Title II, which refers to regulations drafted to regulate telephone service before widespread deployment of high-speed Internet service, or broadband. Chairman Wheeler also listed “fast lanes” among activities such as blocking websites as an activity that interferes with broadband service.