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Republicans Defeat Net Neutrality Proposal

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the pay-up dept.

LiquidEdge writes "A Republican controlled committee has defeated a bill that would have guaranteed fair access and stopped companies like AT&T and Verizon from charging high-bandwidth sites for allowing their customers to have priority access to them."

5 of 504 comments (clear)

  1. Re:good....? by Too+many+errors,+bai · · Score: 5, Funny

    Reduce cost? You're new to this, aren't you? ;)

  2. Dare I say... by shr3k · · Score: 4, Funny

    No Internet Packet Left Behind?

  3. So, lemme get this straight by EmagGeek · · Score: 5, Funny

    If republicans support a bill backed by the largest of corporations, they're evil.

    If republicans defeat a bill backed by the largest of corporations, they're evil...

    Just making sure I have it right..

    1. Re:So, lemme get this straight by mmkkbb · · Score: 5, Funny

      Absolutely right, the Republicans are evil in all cases.

      --
      -mkb
  4. More spin please? by SSCGWLB · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is there any way we can have articles with more spin please? Maybe: "Republicans kill bill that saves cute ponies from slaughter"!

    Thanks!

    ~nate