FCC chair to block implementation of stricter broadband privacy rules
February 24, 2017 at 12:31 PM EST
WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The new U.S. Federal Communications Commission chief will move to block broadband privacy rules, approved by the Obama administration, that subject broadband providers to stricter scrutiny than websites, a spokesman said on Friday, in a victory for internet providers like AT&T Inc, Comcast Corp and Verizon Communications Corp.