The Tea Party's Corporate Ally[/B]
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Tea Party activists are doing their best to **** Net Neutrality, convinced the FCC is plotting a takeover of the Internet. And companies like AT&T are repaying the favor with big donations.
Telecom companies have been throwing cash around Congress like there’s no tomorrow this election cycle, spending millions on lobbying and campaign contributions in the hopes of finally ******* Net Neutrality. Now they’re getting a boost from an unlikely ally—the Tea Party movement.
Net Neutrality is the regulatory principle that all Internet traffic must be treated equally by service providers, meaning Verizon or AT&T can’t charge websites for faster speeds or block sites that provoke their ire. It’s been the law of the land since the start of the Internet, but telecom giants have fought for years to end its restrictions for broadband. A federal court ruled the FCC did not have authority over the issue this year, opening the door for
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to cut side deals among themselves, and the agency must now decide whether or not to try and
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while lawmakers debate whether to
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as well.
