US treads water on cyber policy as destructive attacks mount


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 26 Jul 2017

Pictured is a branch of Ukraine's state-owned bank Oschadbank after Ukrainian institutions were hit by a wave of cyber attacks.

WASHINGTON: The chairman of the US House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday asked chief executives from companies representing the two sides of the net neutrality debate, including Alphabet, Facebook, AT&T and Verizon, to testify at a Sept 7 hearing. 

The US Federal Communications Commission is considering tossing out 2015 Obama administration net neutrality rules that reclassified Internet service like a public utility. The current rules bar providers from blocking or slowing websites, or allowing websites to pay for "fast lanes" over competitors.

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