net neutrality
noun
: the idea, principle, or requirement that Internet service providers should or must treat all Internet data as the same regardless of its kind, source, or destination
… a philosophical contest that's being fought under the banner of "net neutrality," a slogan that inspires rhetorical devotion but eludes precise definition. Broadly, it means everything on the Internet should be equally accessible—that the Internet should be a place where great ideas compete on equal terms with big money.—
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Other states with strong net neutrality rules include Colorado, Maine, Oregon, Vermont and Washington, according to Bergmayer.
—David Hamilton, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024
The big ISPs would have geared up to take advantage of the new regime, had not California and other states stepped into the void by enacting their own net neutrality laws.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
Is net neutrality important for the internet infrastructure?
—Betty Lin-Fisher and Amritpal Kaur Sandhu-Longoria, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
In a 3-2 vote, the agency reinstated net neutrality rules that had been abandoned during the height of the Trump administration’s deregulatory blitz.
—Dell Cameron, WIRED, 25 Apr. 2024
Without net neutrality, these companies can and will sap even more resources out of our industry.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2024
The Trump-era FCC ditched the original net neutrality rule, which had been introduced by the agency in the Obama era.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
The promise of these 2015 regulations, adopted through the Open Internet Order, was to create an open, free, and fair internet, but with Ajit Pai leading the FCC, net neutrality’s days were numbered.
—Donald Kimball, National Review, 10 Oct. 2023
Biden signed an executive order in July 2021 that contained several provisions relating to net neutrality, encouraging the FCC to reinstate Barack Obama-era rules in those areas.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 26 Sep. 2023
David Hamilton, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024
The big ISPs would have geared up to take advantage of the new regime, had not California and other states stepped into the void by enacting their own net neutrality laws.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
Is net neutrality important for the internet infrastructure?
—Betty Lin-Fisher and Amritpal Kaur Sandhu-Longoria, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
In a 3-2 vote, the agency reinstated net neutrality rules that had been abandoned during the height of the Trump administration’s deregulatory blitz.
—Dell Cameron, WIRED, 25 Apr. 2024
Without net neutrality, these companies can and will sap even more resources out of our industry.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2024
The Trump-era FCC ditched the original net neutrality rule, which had been introduced by the agency in the Obama era.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
The promise of these 2015 regulations, adopted through the Open Internet Order, was to create an open, free, and fair internet, but with Ajit Pai leading the FCC, net neutrality’s days were numbered.
—Donald Kimball, National Review, 10 Oct. 2023
Biden signed an executive order in July 2021 that contained several provisions relating to net neutrality, encouraging the FCC to reinstate Barack Obama-era rules in those areas.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 26 Sep. 2023
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“Net neutrality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/net%20neutrality. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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