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[ PRIVACY Forum ] New FCC Chairman appears to simultaneously endorse
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New FCC Chairman appears to simultaneously endorse Net Neutrality and
letting ISPs crush Net services and consumers
http://j.mp/188F4hr (Public Knowledge)
Yesterday, new FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler delivered his first formal
public address. After a prepared speech that explained his regulatory
approach, he moved to a Q&A session. In that session, he appeared to
endorse the opposite of net neutrality: allowing ISPs to charge
websites and services in order to reach that ISP's subscribers. In
other words, giving ISPs the power to pick winners and losers online.
This endorsement was all the more unexpected because it followed his
explicit endorsement of "net neutrality" and a speech that touted the
FCC's role in protecting the public interest.
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