A popular claim by telecoms is that net neutrality rules are somehow preventing people who are sick or disabled from gaining access to essential medical services they need to survive. While the FCC boss agrees, it is far from the truth. Their argument is that if net neutrality is allowed, Verizon and others won’t be able to offer priority services that are “necessary” for such groups.



Net neutrality rules clearly exempt medical services from the ban on uncompetitive paid prioritization, but Ajit Pai is claiming otherwise. “By ending the outright ban on paid prioritization, we hope to make it easier for consumers to benefit from services that need prioritization — such as latency-sensitive telemedicine,” Pai said. “By replacing an outright ban with a robust transparency requirement and FTC-led consumer protection, we will enable these services to come into being and help seniors.”

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