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Battle For The Net Neutrality

Sunday, September 20th, 2009

net neutrality“The Wall Street Journal” yesterday announced about U.S. government’s plans to suggest new rules for internet service providers (ISP) to treat all web traffic equally. These rules are based on limited consumers’ freedom using their computers and cellphones by ISPs, when watching videos, listening to music or participating  in other legal services that require bandwidth. There are Google, Youtube and other internet companies on one side and on the other there are internet providers like AT&T or Comcast.

The thing is, that ISPs can freely manipulate with different internet services and limit their accessability for their clients. The services become slower and do not satisfy the users. According to Federal Communications Commission web traffic must be treated equally without blocking or slowing it from selected sources.

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