The Federal Communications Commission is set to try to reinstate the controversial policy known as net neutrality, setting up a heated debate about the future of the internet.

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said Tuesday that she will share a rulemaking on restoring net neutrality, a legal principle demanding that internet service providers treat all data equally and not discriminate based on their source or destination, with her colleagues.

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Rosenworcel said she will release the new rule on Thursday, which will be available for public comment. The commission will then host a vote among the commissioners in three weeks. If it is approved, the rulemaking process will begin.

Rosenworcel has long been an advocate of net neutrality. "This is crazy. The internet should be open and available for all. That's what net neutrality is about," Rosenworcel said in 2020.

The move comes a day after 27 Democratic lawmakers, including Sens. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), sent a letter to Rosenworcel imploring her to reclassify broadband as a telecommunications service under Title II of the Communications Act.

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FCC Commissioner Anna Garcia was approved on Sept. 7, providing the needed vote to break up a 2-2 partisan split at the commission. Gomez said she would support reclassifying the internet as Title II, making internet service providers "common carriers." This would allow the FCC to implement additional regulations over ISPs, including net neutrality.

This story is developing and will be updated as more details are released.