In a news conference, Sean Spicer, the White House spokesman, mentioned the net neutrality rules affecting telecommunications and cable internet services, noting

In a news conference , Sean Spicer , the White House spokesman , mentioned the net neutrality rules affecting telecommunications and cable internet services , notingthat the Obama administration had “reclassified them as common carriers.”Mr. Spicer said President Trump had “pledged to reverse this overreach.” The Obama-era rules , Mr. Spicer said , were an example of “bureaucratsin Washington” placing restrictions on one kind of company — internet service suppliers — and “picking winners and losers.”Telecommunications and cable television companies fought being classified as common-carrierutility services , which are subject to anti-blocking and anti-discrimination rules.Net Neutrality Is Trump’s Next Target , Administration Says -By STEVE LOHRMARCH 30 , 2017The Trump administration served notice on Thursdaythat its next move to deregulate broadband internet service companies would be to jettison the Obama administration’s net neutrality rules , which were intended to safeguard free expression online.The net neutrality rules , approved by the Federal Communications Commission in 2015 , aimed to preserve the open internet and ensurethat it could not be divided into pay-to-play fast lanes for web and media companies that can afford it and slow lanes for everyone else.Since becoming chairman , Mr. Pai has indicated that he plans to either roll back or decline to enforce many consumerprotection regulations created during the Obama administration , including those regarding net neutrality.Mr. Pai voted against the net neutrality rules as a commission member in 2015.