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SD Senator John Thune; Time for Congress to Pass Internet Laws

SD Senator John Thune; Time for Congress to Pass Internet Laws

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The FCC has posted a notice that net neutrality rules will expire on June eleventh.
Those rules were put in place during the Obama Administration to prevent internet providers from blocking, speeding up or down access to certain online services.
South Dakota Senator John Thune says Congress has an opportunity to take those rules a step further……

Thune, in a speech on the Senate floor, says those rules should be put into law……

Thune says democrats are now trying to roll back the new rules…..

Supporters of net neutrality rules says internet providers could shut out smaller companies from the full benefits of the world wide web.

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