Network neutrality starts with a whimper

While the Federal Communications Commission’s new network neutrality rules are now in effect, consumers are unlikely to have noticed.

And so far, just a single complaint has been filed against an Internet service provider for violating the ban on paid prioritization, which is when a provider favors the traffic of a service that pays them. But many regard that complaint — filed by San Diego based Commercial Network Services against Time Warner Cable — as unlikely to succeed. Other than that complaint, the only action related to net neutrality at the FCC in the last two weeks was a petition that referenced new privacy rules that will be enforced against Internet providers. But the filing by Consumer Watchdog concerned edge providers, including companies such as Google and Facebook, and simply uses the net neutrality order as a point of reference. It’s a far cry from the clamor that preceded the implementation of the rules.