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Saturday, January 29, 2011

NET NEUTRALITY UNDER ATTACK

The Federal Communications Commission is asking a DC appeals court to throw out the Verizon and MetroPCS lawsuits against the agency's new Open Internet rules. Verizon filed the initial lawsuit papers on January 20, arguing that the FCC's move "goes well beyond any authority provided by Congress, and creates uncertainty for the communications industry, innovators, investors and consumers." Ditto, declared MetroPCS a few days later. ArsTechnica

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