The Senate voted to preserve so-called net neutrality rules today.

关于保留网络中立性法规，参议院今天进行了投票。

Republicans and House representatives voted to stop the net neutrality regulations from taking effect.

共和党人和众议员提出废止网络中立规则。

Proponents of net neutrality argue that equal access to the same Internet speeds is important for competition and innovation.

网络中立性的支持者认为，平等使用相同网速对竞争和创新很重要。

But without net neutrality rules preventing favoritism, the existing tech titans-even if they grow inferior-will face fewer fights from upstarts.

但如果没有网络中立规则管控厚此薄彼的做法，现有的科技巨头们——即便他们的地位日渐下降——面临来自后起之秀的竞争也会更小。

Ajit Pai, the new commissioner, announced in April 2017 that regulations protecting net neutrality would be repealed later that year.

新任专员阿吉特·派在 2017 年 4 月宣布，保护网络中立性的法规将在当年晚些时候废除。

But critics called this the end of net neutrality as we know it and the proposal is generally opposed by consumer advocacy groups.

批评人士指出这将会彻底解说我们所知的网络中立，而且这项建议受到了消费者组织的反对。

Net neutrality also aims to protect smaller companies from being strangled by larger companies.

网络中立还旨在保护小公司不被大公司扼杀。

Eventually, the United States Federal Communications Commission issued anti-discrimination regulations for the Internet, including a 2015 order that firmly established net neutrality.

最终，美国联邦通信委员会发布了互联网反歧视法规，包括 2015 年的一项命令，该命令坚定地确立了网络中立性。

Under net neutrality, companies providing Internet service cannot charge higher prices for certain online content nor slow down delivery of content from competitors.

根据网络中立性，提供互联网服务的公司不能对某些在线内容收取更高的价格，也不能减慢竞争对手的内容传递速度。

The change marks the end of rules known as " net neutrality" .

这一变化标志着被称为“网络中立”的规则的终结。

The Trump administration are planning to roll back another Obama-era policy, the protection of net neutrality.

特朗普政府正计划推翻奥巴马时代的另一项政策，即保护网络中立性。

But advocates for net neutrality sounded the alarm.

但网络中立的倡导者敲响了警钟。

The Federal Communications Commission first enacted net neutrality rules in 2015 under President Obama.

2015 年，奥巴马总统领导下的联邦通信委员会首次颁布了网络中立规则。

And what these demonstrators are rallying around is the principle of net neutrality.

这些示威者所聚集的正是网络中立原则。

Now though, the Trump administration and the GOP have come out against net neutrality.

不过现在，特朗普政府和共和党已经站出来反对网络中立。

But critics of net neutrality believe it can be counterproductive.

但网络中立的批评者认为它可能适得其反。

That gave the FCC much stronger oversight and the authority it needed to enforce net neutrality.

这赋予了 FCC 更强的监督权和执行网络中立性所需的权力。

But overall, the fears of the net neutrality repeal ushering an internet doomsday were overblown.

但总体而言，对废除网络中立性将迎来互联网末日的担忧被夸大了。

But Kevin did flag a concern about the rollback of the net neutrality rules.

但凯文确实对网络中立规则的撤销表示担忧。

Pai, who is a former lawyer for Verizon, has predicted that net neutrality’s days are numbered.

Pai 是 Verizon 的前律师，他预测网络中立的日子已经屈指可数了。