In a speech at the New America Foundation, FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps warned that “entrenched interests” are positioning themselves to control the Internet’s chokepoints, stifling competition and derailing the original, open vision of the Internet. At issue are upcoming decisions at the FCC that will determine how much control companies will have over Internet access and their ability to discriminate against users, data, websites, or technologies.http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-239800A1.pdf
FCC Commissioner Copps Warns that Policies Will Choke the Internet
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