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GAO-15-560R 1 (2015-04-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadrcj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-326853 April 28, 2015 The Honorable John Thune Chairman The Honorable Bill Nelson Ranking Member Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation United States Senate The Honorable Fred Upton Chairman The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr. Ranking Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Federal Communications Commission: Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet Pursuant to section 801 (a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) entitled Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet (FCC 15-24). We received the rule on April 7, 2015. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on April 13, 2015. 80 Fed. Reg. 19,738. The final rule establishes rules to protect and promote the open Internet. Specifically, the Open Internet Order adopts bright-line rules that prohibit blocking, throttling, and paid prioritization; a rule preventing broadband providers from unreasonably interfering or disadvantaging consumers or edge providers from reaching one another on the Internet; and provides for enhanced transparency into network management practices, network performance, and commercial terms of broadband Internet access service. These rules apply to both fixed and mobile broadband Internet access services. The Order reclassifies broadband Internet access service as a telecommunications service subject to title II of the Communications Act. Finally, the Order forbears from the majority of title II provisions, leaving in place a framework that will support regulatory action while simultaneously encouraging broadband investment, innovation, and deployment. Enclosed is our assessment of the Commission's compliance with the procedural steps required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. Our review of the procedural steps taken indicates that the Commission complied with the applicable requirements. GAO-15-560R

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