Editing Common carrier (section)

== Internet Service Providers ==
Using provisions of the [[Communications Act of 1934]], the FCC classified [[Internet service providers]] as common carriers, effective June 12, 2015, for the purpose of enforcing [[net neutrality]].<ref name="washingtonpost.com"/>  Led by the Trump administration's appointed commissioner [[Ajit Pai]], on December 14, 2017 the FCC reversed its rules on net neutrality, effectively revoking common carrier status as a requirement for Internet service providers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/12/14/the-fcc-is-expected-to-repeal-its-net-neutrality-rules-today-in-a-sweeping-act-of-deregulation/|title=The FCC just voted to repeal its net neutrality rules, in a sweeping act of deregulation|last=Fung|first=Brian|date=2017-12-14|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=2018-06-07|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> Following this, in 2018 the U.S. Senate narrowly passed a non-binding resolution aiming to reverse the FCC's decision and restore FCC's net neutrality rules.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/05/16/net-neutrality-is-getting-a-big-vote-in-the-senate-today-heres-what-to-expect/|title=Senate approves bipartisan resolution to restore FCC net neutrality rules|last=Fung|first=Brian|date=2018-05-16|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=2018-06-07|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> On 25 April 2024, the FCC voted 3–2 to reinstate net neutrality in the United States by reclassifying the Internet under Title II.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fung |first=Brian |date=2024-04-25 |title=Net neutrality is back as FCC votes to regulate internet providers |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/25/tech/net-neutrality-is-back/index.html |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> However, legal challenges filed by ISPs resulted in an appeals court order that stays the net neutrality rules until the court makes a final ruling, with the court opining that the ISPs are likely to prevail over the FCC on the merits.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brodkin |first=Jon |date=2024-08-05 |title=Court blocks net neutrality, says ISPs are likely to win case against FCC |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/08/fcc-suffers-major-setback-in-attempt-to-defend-net-neutrality-rules/ |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-US}}</ref>