AT&T, Verizon Set to Clash With FCC Over Mobile-Web Regulations
See Lots of Lawsuits Over FCC Internet Ruling
This article is for subscribers only.
AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. are girding for a fight against sweeping new U.S. Internet regulations that the mobile-phone carriers say will discourage them from making billions of dollars in network investment.
For the first time, U.S. regulators are weighing rules that govern how wireless carriers deliver online service. The Federal Communications Commission will vote Thursday on a plan meant to protect consumers, in part by preventing Internet providers from blocking or slowing Web traffic.