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Tech companies urge Congress to drop fight against net neutrality rules

A group of tech companies has urged Congressional leadership to abandon a GOP plan to kill the Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules.

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One year later, the repeal of net neutrality is already fing us over

It's been a year to the day since net neutrality was repealed, so what better time to see how it's affecting the average web user?

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Cobra9511742d ago

What? I'm sorry, but charging a rental fee for a modem the user outright owns has NOTHING to do with net neutrality. That is just simple fraud, or a mistake. Law enforcement and civil actions are not blocked by the corporate FCC takeover.

I'm all for net neutrality, and I think Ajit Pai should be tarred, feathered, and run out of town on a rail. But this is ridiculous clickbait.

jerethdagryphon1742d ago

Not quite they'll be renting. The ip address or the routing table or the authentication key or any number of items they could claim as renting.

Shikoku1742d ago

Anyone really surprised? I'm not

Concertoine1742d ago

I haven’t noticed any difference.

rdgneoz31742d ago

They've caught ISPs carriers slowing traffic or trying to start selling fast lanes. Might not be in your area, but it is happening.

One example: https://www.bloomberg.com/n...

andron1742d ago

Dang look at that bellend. He doesn't get the whole laugh at or with thing does he....

MWH1741d ago

Put down the gun mother f*****

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Net neutrality is dead and buried as of today, June 11

As expected, net neutrality is officially gone, as of today, June 11. This is a fact that the FCC’s Ajit Pai says is a good thing. In a recent CNET op-ed, the chairman says he supports a free and open internet and you will too, in time.Of course, the FCC's Ajit Pai says it is a good thing.

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KingPin2136d ago

now the rich get richer, the poor get poorer. voices get silenced. smaller websites and apps will find it harder to grow as well.

yeah...looks like the ideal future of the internet.

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Senate votes to save net neutrality rules

The Senate on Wednesday voted to reinstate the FCC's net neutrality rules, passing a bill that has little chance of advancing in the House but offers net neutrality supporters and Democrats a political rallying point for the midterm elections.

KingPin2163d ago

its dumb things like this that make encryption and pivate networks become a thing. and then the same people that forced us to use such methods are the ones saying encryption is bad.