Net Neutrality and the Future of the Web

From: Talk of the Nation (NPR) | Date: July 24, 2006| Author: NEAL CONAN | Copyright information


NPR Talk of the Nation

07-24-2006

Net Neutrality and the Future of the Web

Host: NEAL CONAN
Time: 15:00-16:00 PM

NEAL CONAN, host:

This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal Conan, in Washington.

A U.S. Senate committee rejected an attempt to force Internet providers to treat all online content - Web sites, music and movies - the same no matter who's sending it. It's the latest twist in a long-running debate over what's called network...

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