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Net Neutrality Reinstated

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The Federal Communications Commission voted yesterday to reinstate Obama-era net neutrality rules.


The regulations treat internet service as a public utility, like telecoms or water. As a result, the rules require broadband companies to treat all data equally without favoring or charging more for different websites (see breakdown). The FCC first enacted net neutrality rules in 2015, warning that without them, broadband companies could throttle—or charge extra for "fast lane" access to—sites like Netflix and YouTube. 


In 2017, the Trump-era FCC repealed net neutrality, calling the rules unnecessary. There have since been allegations broadband companies have throttled access to video sites as well as the Santa Clara County Fire Department amid a wildfire. Verizon has called the latter a customer service mistake.


Separately, the FCC approved T-Mobile's $1.35B deal to buy the parent company of budget phone provider Mint Mobile.

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