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The House passed a new telecom bill after rejecting an amendment that would have given the FCC the power to enforce "net neutrality.(The Week)(Brief article)

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The House passed a new telecom bill after rejecting an amendment that would have given the FCC the power to enforce "net neutrality." The amendment sought to re-regulate the market for high-speed broadband Internet access. A little history: After the FCC deregulated the broadband market last year, service providers such as AT&T and Verizon announced plans to build Internet "fast lanes" capable of delivering content at super-high speeds, for a higher price. Advocates of net ...

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