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Ed Markey: Regrettably, these disrupting technologies may be dealt a major blow in their infancy, and that's because in just 2…

On the recordDecember 11, 2017
Regrettably, these disrupting technologies may be dealt a major blow in their infancy, and that's because in just 2 days, the FCC will vote on a proposal to eliminate net neutrality.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey warns about the negative impact of eliminating net neutrality on emerging technologies.

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