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The Federal Communications Commission voted Tuesday to approve its first ever Internet access regulation, which ensures unimpeded access to any legal Web content for home Internet users.

FCC passes first net neutrality rules

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2010/12/fcc.html

Why everyone hates new net neutrality rules

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/12/why-everyone-hates-new-net-neutrality-ruleseven-nn-supporters.ars It's no surprise that those who have always opposed net neutrality weren't pleased with today's FCC order instituting it —one expects no less—but the sheer vehemence of the objections was still surprising.

Was It Google And Verizon Or The FCC That Just Screwed Us On Mobile Net Neutrality?

We’ve already covered the FCC Net Neutrality vote earlier today, but something new has come to light. http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/21/verizon-google-fcc-net-neutrality/
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/12/net-neutrality-and-the-fcc.ars

Paranoid Android: the worst way to complain about net neutrality

After this week's passage of an open Internet rule at the Federal Communication Commission, some of the Web's pundits had a tough time deciding whether the agency is more stupid than it is corrupt, or more corrupt than it is stupid.
http://memex.naughtons.org/archives/2010/12/22/12612 Dan Gillmor’s not impressed by the FCC’s pusillanimity.

What the FCC ruling means

http://www.forbes.com/sites/brianwingfield/2010/12/21/fcc-ruling-on-net-neutrality-promises-more-lobbying/

FCC Ruling On Net Neutrality Promises More Lobbying

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The FCC passed net neutrality regulation Tuesday.

Reddit Political Action Committee

http://mashable.com/2010/12/22/reddit-pac-net-neutrality/
How we got here

France Telecom wants to charge heavy content producers for carrying their traffic on its network and is exploring the idea of “data termination rates”, similar to the call termination rates that operators charge each other for carrying calls on their networks, according to a senior executive. Pierre Louette, Senior Executive Vice President, Group General Secretary of France Telecom, speaking to Tech Europe, said the time had come to revisit two of the principles of the internet. “There are two principles on which the Internet developed: zero-price rule, and non-discrimination rule. http://blogs.wsj.com/tech-europe/2011/02/04/content-providers-must-pay-says-france-telecom/#

Content Providers Must Pay, Says France Telecom

ISPs attacks agasint Net Neutrality

Mrs. Kroes: Will You Let Them Control the Net? | La Quadrature du Net

Today, European Commissioner for the Digital Agenda, Neelie Kroes, met 1 with the CEOs of corporations acting towards more control over internet communications, to discuss the future of Internet policy. After misleadingly pretending there is no problem with operators restricting Net neutrality, and her choice not to protect freedom of information online… will Mrs. Kroes let dominant actors alter Internet's architecture? http://www.laquadrature.net/en/mrs-kroes-will-you-let-them-control-the-net