F.C.C. Moves Toward Restoring Net Neutrality Rules, Igniting Regulatory Fight - The New York Times

The move will ultimately enable the agency to categorize high-speed internet as a utility, like water or electricity. That is a major step toward modernizing the agency's objectives, especially as consumers increasingly depend on the internet as their main source for communications. The agency will then be able to police broadband providers for net neutrality violations, consumer harm and security lapses. 

 "Now is the time for our rules of the road for internet service providers to reflect the reality that internet access is a necessity for daily life," Jessica Rosenworcel, the chair of the F.C.C., said in a statement...

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/19/technology/fcc-net-neutrality-vote.html