FCC proposes network neutrality rules (and big exemptions)

As expected , the FCC laid out its draft network neutrality rules at an open meeting today. Despite the partial dissent of the two Republican commissioners, the pro-neutrality faction has won a major rhetorical battle; even its toughest opponents sing the praises of a “free and open Internet.” The draft rules are short, taking up less than two pages of text. At their heart are the four existing “Internet freedoms” that the FCC approved back in 2005:

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FCC proposes network neutrality rules (and big exemptions)

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Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 P2P News

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