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Just What is Net Neutrality, Anyway?

For the uninitiated: Net neutrality is gearing up to be a hot-button topic in the mainstream media, and you’ll definitely be hearing about it here on Teknocratix. But what it is?

From Wikipedia:

A neutral broadband network is one that is free of restrictions on content, sites, or platforms, on the kinds of equipment that may be attached, and on the modes of communication allowed, as well as one where communication is not unreasonably degraded by other communication streams.

Let’s put that into real world terms. Chances are, the internet as you know it now is pretty universal. For a flat monthly rate, you get access to any site on the internet,

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