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Bill Would Ban Paid Prioritization By ISPs

Posted by samzenpus on from the treating-it-all-the-same dept.

jfruh writes In the opening days of the new U.S. Congress, a bill has been introduced in both the House and Senate enforcing Net neutrality, making it illegal for ISPs to accept payment to prioritize some traffic packets over others. But the sponsors are all Democrats, and with Republicans now in charge of both house of Congress, the chances of it passing seem slim.

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  1. Re:Fuck the libs! by rwven · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I can't tell if you're intentionally being ironic or not, considering the vast majority of ISP offerings in any given area of the US are essentially monopolies.