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US internet firms call on FCC to reinstate net neutrality rules 'as a matter of urgency'

Friday 19 March 2021 | 13:33 CET | News
Mozilla has written a letter to FCC, together with ADTG, Dropbox, Eventbrite, Reddit, Vimeo and Wikimedia, calling on the commission to reinstate net neutrality, "as a matter of urgency." The companies hope the appointment of acting chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel opens a "new opportunity" to bring back the regulations, overturned in June 2018.

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Categories: Internet
Companies: Dropbox / FCC / Mozilla / Reddit / Vimeo
Countries: United States
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