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itpro.co.uk - 1/29/2009

Google to let users search for net blockers

— itpro.co.uk — has unveiled a plan aimed at eventually letting computer users determine whether Internet service providers (ISPs) are inappropriately blocking or slowing their work online. The scheme is the latest bid in the debate over network neutrality, which ... (more) Google to let users search for net blockers

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FCC still investigating Comcast over VoIP and bandwidth throttling policies
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