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Cisco, Motorola, and Other Companies Take Aim At Net Neutrality Rules

Posted by timothy on from the perhaps-things-are-more-complicated-than-they-appear dept.

angry tapir writes "FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced last month that he would seek to develop formal rules prohibiting Internet service providers from selectively blocking or slowing Web content and applications. However, 44 companies — including Cisco Systems, Alcatel-Lucent, Corning, Ericsson, Motorola and Nokia — have sent a letter to the FCC saying new regulations could hinder the development of the Internet. A group of 18 Republican US senators have also sent a letter to Genachowski raising concerns about net neutrality regulations."

2 of 239 comments (clear)

  1. Re:What's the catch? by yuriks · · Score: 5, Informative

    I don't understand the position of the equipment makers in this objection

    Selling traffic shaping solutions, presumably.

  2. The inventor of the world wide web disagrees by earthforce_1 · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://news.cnet.com/2100-1036_3-6075472.html

    But he isn't a trusted expert on anything, right?

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