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U.S. House Rejects Net Neutrality

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the tiered-internet-here-we-come dept.

tygerstripes writes "A recent vote in the U.S. House of Representatives has led to a rejection of the principle of Net Neutrality from the Communications Opportunity, Promotion and Enhancement Act (Cope Act), in spite of massive lobbying from prominent businesses. According to the BBC, the bill '...aims to make it easier for telecoms firms to offer video services around America by replacing 30,000 local franchise boards with a national system overseen by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)'. However, according to House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, 'telecommunications and cable companies will be able to create toll lanes on the information superhighway... This strikes at the heart of the free and equal nature of the internet.'"

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  1. Damn you Nancy by jzuska · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I knew I hated those Dems for a good reason.

  2. What about the pr0n angle? by rubeus · · Score: 0, Redundant

    How will this affect porn? I remember someone saying that the pr0n angle determines a lot of the answers. Will service providers decide you can't watch Donkey Shows anymore or whatever else floats your boat? It will be like Utah except everywhere. I guess I can say good bye to my favorite news show "Democracy Now" as well, no doubt content providers like Fox News will pay Telcos to lower packet transmissions from their competitors websites??