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THE FCC AND NET NEUTRALITY Keep flow of information open

Let’s just get this out of the way: net neutrality.


Now that you’ve been lulled to drowsiness, pour yourself a cup of coffee, do a couple jumping jacks, whatever you need to get yourself through this subject, because it does matter to you if you use the Internet for anything more than playing solitaire.


Net neutrality is the term used to describe they way the Internet currently works for us. Content providers, among them Netflix, HeraldNet.com and your favorite gardening blog, have a level playing field in terms of how the data each transmits is treated by Internet service providers, such as Comcast, Verizon and AT&T.

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