Importante decisione a sostegno della neutralità della rete negli USA.

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Court Backs Rules Treating Internet as Utility, Not Luxury

By CECILIA KANG

JUNE 14, 2016

WASHINGTON — High-speed internet service can be defined as a utility, a federal court has ruled in a sweeping decision clearing the way for more rigorous policing of broadband providers and greater protections for web users.

The decision affirmed the government’s view that broadband is as essential as the phone and power and should be available to all Americans, rather than a luxury that does not need close government supervision.

The 2-to-1 decision from a three-judge panel at the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday came in a case about rules applying to a doctrine known as net neutrality, which prohibit broadband companies from blocking or slowing the delivery of internet content to consumers.

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Continua qui: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/15/technology/net-neutrality-fcc-appeals-court-ruling.html?ref=technology

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