FCC steps up support of net neutrality

WASHINGTON - Federal Communications Commission chair Julius Genachowski underlined his support of a free and open Internet by announcing two new Internet principles on Monday.In a speech at The Brookings Institution, chairman Genachowski proposed a principle that would prevent Internet access providers from discriminating against particular Internet content or applications, while allowing for reasonable network management. His second new principle would ensure that Internet access providers are transparent about the network management practices they implement.He also reiterated the existing four principles that guide the FCC’s existing case-by-case enforcement of communications law: that consumers must be able to access the lawful Internet...