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Ed Markey: Regrettably, the Congress and the FCC have already fired their opening salvo in the war on Net Neutrality and the Open…

On the recordMarch 7, 2017
Regrettably, the Congress and the FCC have already fired their opening salvo in the war on Net Neutrality and the Open Internet Order, and broadband privacy protections are the first victim.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey expresses concern over the rollback of net neutrality and privacy protections.

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