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Net Neutrality

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

FCC Chair Julius Genachowski has proposed new net neutrality rules that will protect the free and unfettered internet and prohibit discrimination by ISP’s. Siva Vaidhyanathan, associate professor of media studies and law at the University of Virginia, has the update.

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Siva Vaidhyanathan

Comments [3]

fa

well, that's one side -- now...where's the other?

Sep. 22 2009 10:59 AM
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adsf

only fair solution i can imagine is that the government owns the internet infrastructure. as it does our roads. or as it did for most of the 20th century until deregulation gifted it to att. or as it already does in countries with faster internet connections -- like China.

Sep. 22 2009 10:57 AM
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superf88

If a small business wants to pay a premium for a faster upload/download time than its peers -- will it still be able to?

Sep. 22 2009 10:27 AM
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