The U.S. government needs to ensure that Internet applications and content are free from discrimination by broadband providers by embracing a policy of “network neutrality,” several Internet rights advocates said Friday.
But some broadband providers and Internet deregulation advocates say a government policy is unneeded because broadband providers, including cable and DSL providers, don’t discriminate against content.
Also, these deregulation advoctaes question whether a network neutrality policy would prohibit broadband providers from partnering with providers of Internet content and applications, although some backers of network neutrality, such as Yahoo, already have partnerships with ISPs.
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