Get ready: The FCC says it will vote on network neutrality in February

The Federal Communications Commission will vote on new proposed network neutrality rules in February. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler told fellow FCC commissioners before the holidays that he intends to circulate a draft proposal internally in February with an eye toward approving the measure weeks later, said one official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the agency's deliberations are ongoing.

The agency is scheduled to hold its monthly meeting on Feb. 26. The rules are meant to keep broadband providers such as Verizon and Comcast from speeding up or slowing down some Web sites compared to others. Analysts and officials close to the agency say that momentum has been building recently for far more aggressive regulations than Chairman Wheeler had initially proposed.