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FCC Ready to Roll Back Net Neutrality Rules

FCC Ready to Roll Back Net Neutrality Rules

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South Dakota Senator John Thune, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, spoke on the Senate floor ahead of the FCC’s Thursday vote to repeal net neutrality rules.
Thune says those rules have only been fully in place a few years…..

Thune says the internet expanded greatly in the years before those rules were put in place…..

Thune says Congress could settle the long running debate……

Thune says he would like to see a bi-partisan bill that would ensure the long-term viability of the internet.

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