What happens in an FCC rulemaking proceeding? - PC World

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted to approve a notice of proposed rulemaking on new net neutrality regulations. (See: FCC Moves Toward Net Neutrality for more). So what does all this mean, exactly?

A notice of proposed rulemaking -- or NPRM, in FCC-speak -- is the first step in a long process for the agency to adopt new rules. In the start of a rulemaking process, the FCC lays out a list of proposed rules, or changes to existing rules, and it asks for comments about those proposals...