ShareOn Mar. 20, NAR sent a letter to the House and Senate Commerce committees reiterating our support for the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) Open Internet Order implemented in 2015. NAR urged the committees to oppose legislation and regulatory efforts that would threaten network neutrality and rollback important protections put in place by the FCC in 2015.
Net neutrality is shorthand for the concept that Internet users should be in control of what content they view and what applications they use on the Internet. More specifically, net neutrality requires that broadband networks be free of restrictions on content, sites, or platforms. Networks should not restrict the equipment that may be attached to them, nor the modes of communication allowed on them. Finally, networks should ensure that communication is not unreasonably degraded by other communication streams.
NAR supports network neutrality rules that protect real estate businesses and consumers by preventing Internet Service Providers (ISPs) not only from blocking, throttling or discriminating against lawful content on the internet, but also would prohibit paid prioritization (fast lanes) arrangements and other content protections.