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On the recordSeptember 16, 2014
If the FCC takes control of the Internet, we will have the inevitable result of all poorly designed regulations, business decisions prejudiced by politicians and political decisions prejudiced by corporations.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas

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Cruz warns that FCC control would lead to negative consequences for the Internet.

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