It Took Four Million E-Mails to Get the FCC to Set Net-Neutrality Rules

FCC Chief Proposes Utility-Style Rules for Internet

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Spurred by President Barack Obama -- and 4 million public comments after a rant by TV comedian John Oliver -- U.S. government regulators are about to establish rules ensuring equal access to the Internet.

The Federal Communications Commission will apply utility-style regulations, like those used in the last century for telephone networks, to Internet service providers, according to people briefed on the agency’s plans.