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June 15, 2016

Court upholds net neutrality rules on equal internet access

  • The rules treat broadband service like a public utility and prevent internet service providers from offering preferential treatment to sites that pay for faster service.
    • By SAM HANANEL and TALI ARBEL
    Associated Press

    WASHINGTON — In a big win for the Obama administration, a federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the government's “net neutrality” rules that require internet providers to treat all web traffic equally.

    The 2-1 ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is a victory for consumer groups and content companies such as Netflix that want to prevent online content from being blocked or channeled into fast and slow lanes.


     
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