Going by a media advisory from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), plans for new Net neutrality rules will be announced by the commission's chairman, Julius Genachowski at Brookings Institution in Washington, D. C., on Monday.

As per the information forwarded by an FCC official, the new rules "affirm his (Genachowski's) support for a free and open Internet," and essentially forbid Internet service providers (ISPs) from hampering the free flow of information and some applications over their networks.

The Net neutrality legislation was recently introduced by Rep. Edward Markey, and endorsed by House Energy and Commerce committee chairman, Henry Waxman.

Noting that the new rules attempt to "codify vital protections for consumers and innovation," Markey, referring to the Monday announcement of the rules by the FCC chairman, said: "I hope the commission follows Chairman Genachowski's lead and adopts meaningful rules to ensure unfettered access to content and services on the Internet."

With the key idea behind Net neutrality fundamentally being that ISPs should provide all the users an equal access to the Internet, the proposed plan has received the support of Net neutrality advocates.

Saying that the FCC move will help protect the open Internet's free market for speech and commerce, Ben Scott, the Free Press policy director, remarked: "It will be a big win for consumers if the FCC delivers strong Net neutrality rules that apply across all technologies."