FCC votes to reconsider regulating Internet providers

“Despite all the spin to the contrary, we are not talking — even remotely — about regulating the Internet,” said Copps. “We are talking about meaningful oversight of the infrastructure and services that allow Americans to get to the Internet.”

The FCC has long advocated for gaining more control over the companies that provide Internet service. The move is part of a larger plan to create a government-funded national broadband service, which would provide Internet service throughout the country.

“Every American must have access to affordable broadband at a speed sufficient for meaningful use no matter where they live or how much money they make,” he said in a recent YouTube address.

The FCC will keep the comment period for the proposals open through the summer. The agency is expected to implement the changes after a few months.