FCC votes 3-2 to repeal 2015 net neutrality rules, adopts Restoring Internet Freedom Order

The Federal Communications Commission votes 3-2 along party lines to repeal the 2015 net neutrality rules and adopt the Restoring Internet Freedom Order. Chairman Ajit Pai and two Republican commissioners approve reclassifying broadband as an "information service" under Title I, eliminating the common carrier regulatory framework established two years earlier. The order eliminates the bans on blocking, throttling, and paid prioritization, substituting transparency requirements enforced by the Federal Trade Commission. The repeal sets up immediate legal challenges, with state attorneys general vowing lawsuits. Net neutrality supporters warn the decision hands control of the internet to large ISPs, while Republicans argue it restores the light-touch framework that enabled internet growth.