18-05-2017 19:34 via theguardian.com

FCC votes to dismantle net neutrality as critics cry 'war on open internet'

Federal Communications Commission will start formal process of repealing Obama-era rule that banned internet service providers from creating fast lanesDonald Trump’s newly installed media and telecoms regulator moved to repeal Obama-era rules aimed at protecting an open internet on Thursday, the most serious move to date in what looks set to be a hard fight over the future of the internet.The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), led by chairman Ajit Pai, voted two to one to start the f
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