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President Obama Backs Regulation of Broadband As a Utility

Posted by samzenpus on from the for-the-people dept.

vivIsel writes In a move that is sure to generate controversy, the President has announced his support for regulation of broadband connections, including cellular broadband, under Title 2 of the Telecommunications Act. Reclassification of broadband in this way would treat it as a utility, like landline telephones, subject providers to new regulations governing access, and would allow the FCC to easily impose net neutrality requirements.

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  1. Re:Obama by x0ra · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    No, you pay for the access to those bits, and a non-binding theoretical maximum bandwidth. You will not find *any* ISP giving you a 25Mbps link guaranteed for $30/month.