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Net neutrality laws have been restored but what does that mean for you and me?

This prevents your broadband provider from acting as a gatekeeper and blocking internet content or applications offered by their competitors or from playing favorites among competing services vying for your attention. (Image credit: HP)With the recent ruling, broadband providers are classified as a normal telecommunications service under Title II just like a traditional phone company, and are no longer permitted to discriminate based on content. Don't get sidetracked by the theater of blaming President Obama and comparing the restoration of Title II classification to student loan debt relief.

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