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Net neutrality

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net neutrality is here

 

Net Neutrality has been a hot button issue for those whose internet provider has throttled (slowed down) the transmission of your internet connection.   Or even worse being cutoff altogether because you or your business uses a large amount of data transfer. Well now that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has come out with a new policy and says that the internet providers can no longer throttle, cutoff or charge extra (for favored status) anymore! The ruling that was released is five pages long and makes quite a statement. Continue reading Net neutrality →

High Speed Internet Access for Everyone

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The Internet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Will reasonably priced High Speed Internet access become available to everyone or will it become something that those who are poor can never have? President Obama proposed in a speech from Cedar Falls, Iowa that the Department of Agriculture “offer between $40 million and $50 million to rural carriers that invest in bringing broadband in rural areas. According to a report from FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, 53 percent of rural Americans have no access to high-speed Internet, which he defined as capable of downloading content at 25 megabits per second.”   Also, his administration will formally oppose laws that limit competition for high-speed Internet access. The White House press office said “19 states have laws that stifle such competition between internet providers.” Continue reading High Speed Internet Access for Everyone →