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Republicans Waste No Time Moving Against Net Neutrality

January 10, 2011 - by Donny Shaw

The Federal Communications Commission doesn't have a great record when it comes to protecting net neutrality, but they're still our best line of defense against a telecom industry that's hell-bent on creating a tiered internet that restricts how people who can't afford premium access can use the web. Republicans in the House, however, are looking to take the FCC off the beat entirely and leave all decisions concerning fairness and access on the internet up to the telecoms and Congress.

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net neutrality Marsha Blackburn FCC Fred Upton Dan Boren internet
 

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