UPDATE 1-FCC chair to block stricter broadband privacy rules
February 24, 2017 at 13:10 PM EST
WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will block Obama administration rules 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 Inc.