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12-16-2017, 11:04 AM
The internet companies working to save net neutrality
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The government didn't completely kill net neutrality, as long as companies that offer our internet access enforce its principles.*
Some probably won't. Comcast, America's most-hated company (http://247wallst.com/special-report/2017/01/10/americas-most-hated-companies-4/), has hinted (https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/11/comcast-quietly-drops-promise-not-to-charge-tolls-for-internet-fast-lanes/) at creating "fast lanes" where internet companies would have to pay for better access to the network. (After this article was posted, a Comcast spokesperson described those reports as mischaracterization — see full statement below.) *
But other internet service providers (ISPs) were founded, at least in part, on the principle of offering a fairer system. And after Thursday's ruling, that promise remains.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/15/tech-companies-saving-net-neutrality-internet-service-provider/)
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The government didn't completely kill net neutrality, as long as companies that offer our internet access enforce its principles.*
Some probably won't. Comcast, America's most-hated company (http://247wallst.com/special-report/2017/01/10/americas-most-hated-companies-4/), has hinted (https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/11/comcast-quietly-drops-promise-not-to-charge-tolls-for-internet-fast-lanes/) at creating "fast lanes" where internet companies would have to pay for better access to the network. (After this article was posted, a Comcast spokesperson described those reports as mischaracterization — see full statement below.) *
But other internet service providers (ISPs) were founded, at least in part, on the principle of offering a fairer system. And after Thursday's ruling, that promise remains.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/15/tech-companies-saving-net-neutrality-internet-service-provider/)
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