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Nationwide protests planned as FCC nears decision on net neutrality
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Nov 6, 2014
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Nationwide protests planned as FCC nears decision on net neutrality
The issue has to do with how information flows over the Internet and it could have broad implications for our daily use. The FCC is also nearing an important decision on net neutrality.
Protesters hold a rally to support 'net neutrality' and urge the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reject a proposal that would allow Internet service providers such as AT&T and Verizon 'to boost their revenue by creating speedy online lanes for deep-pocketed websites and applications and slowing down everyone else,' on May 15, 2014 at the FCC in Washington, DC.
Protesters hold a rally to support 'net neutrality' and urge the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reject a proposal that would allow Internet service providers such as AT&T and Verizon 'to boost their revenue by creating speedy online lanes for deep-pocketed websites and applications and slowing down everyone else,' on May 15, 2014 at the FCC in Washington, DC.
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The issue has to do with how information flows over the Internet and it could have broad implications for our daily use. The FCC is also nearing an important decision on net neutrality.

Net neutrality is a phrase that doesn't exactly roll off the tongue. Perhaps that's one reason why most candidates in this week's election pretty much ignored it on the campaign trail, despite it being one of the most important tech issues of our time. 

The issue has to do with how information flows over the Internet and it could have broad implications for our daily use.

Thursday night, advocates are planning rallies in more than a dozen cities across the U.S., including the nation's capitol. The FCC is also nearing an important decision on net neutrality.

For more, Take Two is joined by Brian Fung, tech reporter with the Washington Post.