The FCC's Open Internet rules protect and maintain open, uninhibited access to legal online content by prohibiting broadband internet access providers from blocking or slowing the delivery of internet content.

The FCC's Open Internet rules, also known as net neutrality rules, were designed to ensure that internet service providers treat all data on the internet the same, without discriminating or charging differently by user, content, website, platform, application, type of attached equipment, or method of communication. This includes rules against blocking or throttling lawful content, applications, services, or non-harmful devices, maintaining open and uninhibited access to legal online content.