As a Canadian and outsider, I have been watching the net neutrality debate in the US very closely because whatever happens down south will affect the rest of the world and today the FCC ruled in our favour!

Wheeler’s plan will prevent ISPs from blocking or degrading legal Internet traffic and bar them from cutting deals to charge companies for so-called Internet fast lanes. It applies net neutrality protections to both land-based and wireless Internet as well as to “interconnection” points between networks deep inside the Web.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/02/net-neutrality-fcc-approves-rules-115541.html#ixzz3SsVD7Pmz

This is a great day for netizens everywhere on the internet.  While I already dislike the Republican positions on pretty much everything, I really despised how they pretended to be protectors internet freedom when they were in fact promoting what ISPs wanted which is an a la carte carve up of the internet.  Hopefully the rest of the world follows the US lead here, it’s a good day!