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Friday, July 30

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Two Internets

By David

Via Broadcasting & Cable, the Minority Media & Telecom Council has sent a letter to the FCC warning that outlawing “quality of service” agreements as part of net neutrality would have a profoundly negative effect on minority businesses:

“By preventing these voluntary agreements,” says MMTC, “the Commission would effectively insulate established Internet-based companies from competition and allow for the proliferation of two Internets - one that well-funded, incumbent companies can use, and another for all other businesses.”

Signatures on the letter included the National Association of Black County Officials and the National Black Caucus of State Legislatures, among others.

Tags: digital divide, fcc, net neutrality, quality of service agreements

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