Net Neutrality

Under the law, broadband internet providers "must treat all internet traffic the same regardless of source."
A GOP provision to kill net neutrality was not included in legislation to keep the government funded.
Cable and telecom industry groups will urge a three-judge panel to throw out rules that require Internet providers to treat all Web equally.
Activists are worried the rider will make its way into a final omnibus bill.
"Europeans deserve the same strong net neutrality protections similar to those recently secured in the United States."
"Once again, big broadband is on the wrong side of history."
"Until the cost of data comes down, there needs to be some sort of solution that bridges the cost gap."
By the end of 2014, America will have been charged about $400 billion by the local phone incumbents, Verizon, AT&T and CenturyLink, for a fiber optic future that never showed up.