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The United States Senate on Thursday voted 52-46 in opposition of a Republican bill that sought to block the Federal Communication Commission’s net neutrality rules. Here’s one small example of how a society without net neutrality might work: Say you’re an avid fan of Netflix or Hulu but, since you’re using those services instead of your cable company’s on-demand movie rental platform, your cable company decides to block all access to Netflix and Hulu. Under the FCC’s net neutrality rules, that move by your cable company would be illegal. Instead, cable companies <em>must</em> allow access to <em>all</em> legal content crossing their networks. However, cable and internet companies fear that net neutrality is giving the government too much control over their networks. Verizon <a href="http://www.bgr.com/2011/01/20/verizon-files-appeal-challenging-net-neutrality-rules/">moved to appeal the net neutrality rules</a> in January when it said it was “deeply concerned by the FCC’s assertion of broad authority for sweeping new regulation of broadband networks and the internet itself.” The FCC has since <a href="http://www.bgr.com/2011/10/06/fcc-files-motion-to-toss-verizons-net-neutrality-appeal-suit/">filed a motion to toss Verizon’s suit</a>. The rules are set to go into effect on November 20th, <em>Reuters</em> said.<span id="more-112170"></span>
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The United States Senate on Thursday voted 52-46 in opposition of a Republican bill that sought to block the Federal Communication Commission’s net neutrality rules. Here’s one small example of how a society without net neutrality might work: Say you’re an avid fan of Netflix or Hulu but, since you’re using those services instead of your cable company’s on-demand movie rental platform, your cable company decides to block all access to Netflix and Hulu. Under the FCC’s net neutrality rules, that move by your cable company would be illegal. Instead, cable companies <em>must</em> allow access to <em>all</em> legal content crossing their networks. However, cable and internet companies fear that net neutrality is giving the government too much control over their networks. Verizon <a href="http://www.bgr.com/2011/01/20/verizon-files-appeal-challenging-net-neutrality-rules/">moved to appeal the net neutrality rules</a> in January when it said it was “deeply concerned by the FCC’s assertion of broad authority for sweeping new regulation of broadband networks and the internet itself.” The FCC has since <a href="http://www.bgr.com/2011/10/06/fcc-files-motion-to-toss-verizons-net-neutrality-appeal-suit/">filed a motion to toss Verizon’s suit</a>. The rules are set to go into effect on November 20th, <em>Reuters</em> said.<span id="more-112170"></span>
<a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/10/us-internet-rules-senate-idUSTRE7A956F20111110">Read</a>
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