Most importantly:
The first three rules would ban practices that are known to harm the Open Internet:
This rule also bans ISPs from prioritizing content and services of their affiliates.
- No Blocking: broadband providers may not block access to legal content, applications, services, or non-harmful devices.
- No Throttling: broadband providers may not impair or degrade lawful Internet traffic on the basis of content, applications, services, or non-harmful devices.
- No Paid Prioritization: broadband providers may not favor some lawful Internet traffic over other lawful traffic in exchange for consideration – in other words, no “fast lanes.”
This also means no unmetered content for affiliates/partners. New Zealand regulators need to learn from this.
Read the complete release here: Chairman Wheeler Proposes New Rules for Protecting the Open Internet.