Four US Democrat lawmakers have written to the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission to complain about Google and Verizon’s net neutrality proposals.
“No private interest should be permitted to carve up the Internet to suit its own purposes,” Markey said on his page. “The open internet has been an innovation engine that has helped power our economy […]
In the letter, the lawmakers claimed paid prioritisation of content would “close the open internet“, and argued that “wired and wireless services should have a common regulatory framework and rules“.
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