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Net neutrality preservation effort passes House vote, unlikely to go further, could become political lightning rod for November elections

The vote went as expected, but odds are it won’t go further than the senate. On Wednesday, U.S. Senate Democrats voted 52 to 47 in favor of undoing the Federal Communications Commission’s “Restoring Internet Freedom” order, which ended Obama-era net neutrality protections. The measure passed with a better margin than expected, with three Republicans and […]

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Comcast could be readying paid priority lanes should net neutrality laws be eliminated

After years of promising that it won’t violate the principles of net neutrality, Comcast appears to be gearing up for an instance in which net neutrality laws could be revoked. The company’s stance has changed and while Comcast has stated that it has dropped its promise about not instituting paid prioritization. The new policy now […]