WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) - The Federal

Communications Commission (FCC) said on Tuesday it has

terminated a 2017 memorandum of understanding with the Federal

Trade Commission that had shifted some oversight of broadband

service providers.

The action followed the FCC's decision last week to

reinstate landmark net neutrality rules repealed in 2017 under

then-President Donald Trump and reclassify broadband service as

a telecommunications service.

The FCC said it will return to its prior position as the

enforcer of rules covering broadband service providers,

including prohibitions against blocking, throttling, and paid

prioritization practices; transparency requirements and basic

consumer privacy protections that have long applied to phone

networks.

Under the 2017 memo, the FTC agreed to investigate and take

enforcement actions against internet service providers for

unfair, deceptive, or otherwise unlawful acts or practices after

the FCC said it no longer had jurisdiction in terminating the

net neutrality rule that had been adopted in 2015 during the

Obama administration.

"Consumers do not want their broadband provider cutting

sweetheart deals, with fast lanes for some services and slow

lanes for others. They do not want their providers engaging in

blocking, throttling, and paid prioritization," FCC Chairwoman

Jessica Rosenworcel. "If consumers have problems, they expect

the nation's expert authority on communications to be able to

respond - now we can."

The FCC said prior commitments, including a 2003

memorandum of understanding regarding telemarketing enforcement,

as well as the 2015 FCC-FTC Consumer Protection Memorandum of

Understanding, remain in effect. The agencies will continue to

share legal, technical, and investigative expertise and

experience, the FCC said.

"The FTC is squarely focused on protecting Americans

from illegal business tactics, from tackling AI-enabled voice

cloning fraud to fighting the scourge of robocalls. We look

forward to continuing to work in close partnership with the

FCC," FTC Chair Lina Khan said.