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Old 03-03-2009, 01:35 PM   #1
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Default Obama chooses 'Net neutrality advocate' as FCC chairman

Genachowski is likely to continue the Democratic push for more Net neutrality regulations, which are opposed by some conservatives and telecommunications providers. He was a top Obama technology advisor and aided in crafting a technology platform that supported Net neutrality rules.

The FCC's first official Net neutrality ruling--an earlier one resulted in a settlement--came last summer when the agency narrowly voted by a 3-2 margin that Comcast's throttling of BitTorrent was unlawful. That case is now before a federal appeals court.


Telecom companies = the devil. The fundamental idea that service providers should have control over what sites people are allowed to visit is nothing short of facsist. This is encouraging news.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10...g=2547-1_3-0-5
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