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UK Minister Backs 'Two-Speed' Internet

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the end-of-an-era dept.

Darkon writes "UK Culture minister Ed Vaizey has backed a 'two-speed internet', letting service providers charge content makers and customers for 'fast lane' access. It paves the way for an end to 'net neutrality' — with heavy bandwidth users like Google and the BBC likely to face a bill for the pipes they use."

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  1. Sherman Act anyone? by tepples · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Now imagine [Comcast after having vertically integrated with NBC] are [throttling] ABC.com, Google, Yahoo, etc., etc. If they can get this practice federally labeled legal

    Then they'd be smarter than the average antitrust lawyer.