FCC to restore net neutrality, but it's not as easy as it used to be

THE Federal Communications Commission will vote has put THE the Internet back below "net neutrality" regulation on THURSDAY, to resume The Obama era rules that to forbid the Internet service suppliers Since discriminant against certain websites by strangulation Or blocking them.

But THE FCC has run In A coupling: how has define THE "the Internet" In THE year 2024.

THE the Internet has amended dramatically Since THE early 2000s, When THE idea of the Internet service suppliers having has to treat all data also First of all became popular. Two major changes Since SO include THE change Since staff computers has mobile devices And THE growth number of items connected has THE the Internet, Since robot empty cleaners has entire factories.

As THE the Internet has proliferated, THE question of precisely Or he begin And ends has become more cloudy. NOW a few mobile executives are argue that A emerging 5G technology called "network to slice" should be considered has lie In THE foggy kingdom beyond THE Internet borders, unconstrained by net neutrality.

THE proposal has sets off controversial because these 5G "slices" are not just A little side to show And can GOOD be heart has What THE the Internet becomes In It is following phase. Technologists are waiting network slices will run The next generation killer applications, Since autonomous Vehicles has self-regulation factories has remote surgeries via robot arm has ultrarealistic video Games, all of which will rely on on THE slices' ability has function as "fast ways » with high speeds And weak gap times.

"He East THE technology that will help open THE complete potential of telemedicine, autonomous Vehicles, automatic manufacturing And virtual reality," AT&T spokesperson Alex Byers said.

But East he the Internet? What East Internet?

THE FCC came up with A list of connected to the Internet apps exempt Since net neutrality back In 2015, considering them not Really THE the Internet, even However they were hung has he. These included heart monitors, energy consumption sensors And car control systems. THE FCC said last year he would be goodbye THE list of exemptions, ask THE public, "Are these always appropriate examples of data services that are out THE scope o...