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To: Whitebeard who wrote (322041)9/19/2009 9:19:56 AM
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U.S. as Traffic Cop in Web Fight

FCC Proposal on Bandwidth a Boon for Consumers and Silicon Valley, Blow to Telecoms

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

By AMY SCHATZ
The U.S. government plans to propose broad new rules Monday that would force Internet providers to treat all Web traffic equally, seeking to give consumers greater freedom to use their computers or cellphones to enjoy videos, music and other legal services that hog bandwidth.

.The move would make good on a campaign promise to Silicon Valley supporters like Google Inc. from President Barack Obama, but will trigger a battle with phone and cable companies like AT&T Inc. and Comcast Corp., which don't want the government telling them how to run their networks...

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