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Factbox: What is net neutrality? U.S. debates once again

February 4, 2015 creative all-traffic, code-first, communications, likes, principle, some-details, the-payments, their-networks

(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission prepared to vote on new “net neutrality” rules in February, after record number of public comments have flooded the agency on the proposed regulations. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said in an op-ed on Wednesday he will seek his fellow commissioners’ support for new net neutrality rules that would regulate Internet service providers (ISPs) more like public utilities.

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U.S. FCC chief seeks tighter regulation of Internet providers

February 4, 2015 creative all-traffic, capitol, communications, house, known-as-paid, principle, strongest-open, their-content, their-networks

By Alina Selyukh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. communications regulator on Wednesday proposed to tighten regulations on Internet service providers by treating them more like public utilities, an approach endorsed by President Barack Obama

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Defense of Pentagon networks ‘not where it should be’: nominee

February 4, 2015 admin civilian, house, its-networks, military-needed, obama, our-military, own-computer, pentagon, president, senate, senate-armed, strongest-open, their-networks, told-the-senate

The U.S. military’s ability to defend its own computer networks is “not where it should be,” Ashton Carter, President Barack Obama’s nominee to lead the Pentagon, said on Wednesday. Carter said the U.S.

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Republicans face uphill battle on net neutrality bill

January 21, 2015 publisher federal, games-on-its, house, internet, its-largest, its-payments, marketplace, net-neutrality, networks, obama, played-video, president, senate, their-networks

By Alina Selyukh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democrats on the Senate and House commerce committees on Wednesday signaled no interest in rushing to adopt “net neutrality” legislation before the Federal Communications Commission sets new Internet traffic rules next month.