US Appeals Court Rules Against FCC in Net Neutrality Case

Net neutrality is a fairly simple concept: everything online is free to access as fast as your connection and the servers can manage, without ISPs blocking access to any lawful site. A recent ruling by the D.C Circuit US Court of Appeals in the case of Verizon vs the FCC could undermine this entire concept.

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Net neutrality is a fairly simple concept: Everything online is free to access as fast as your connection and the servers can manage, without ISPs blocking access to any lawful site. A recent ruling by the D.C. Circuit US Court of Appeals in the case of Verizon vs the FCC could undermine this entire concept.

In short, Verizon won its case and Internet toll roads may be on their way. The telecom giant argued that if the FCC’s net neutrality doctrine was

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