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May 6, 2010

FCC to Unveil New Broadband Regulations
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The Federal Communications Commission is expected to unveil new
regulations today for broadband providers based on the rules for
traditional phone networks. The move would help adopt the “net
neutrality” concept of ensuring web users have equal access to all
websites. The new rules follow last month’s federal appeals court ruling
that the FCC lacks the authority to prevent internet service providers
from blocking and controlling internet traffic. Media reform activists
have flooded FCC chair Julius Genachowski with phone calls and emails in
recent days following rumors he’s considered abandoning net neutrality
in the new rules.



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