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How to Save the Net: Don’t Give In to Big Isps
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings
Credit: Netflix
The Internet has already changed how we live and work, and we're only just getting started. Who'd have thought even five years ago that people would be streaming Ultra HD 4K video over their home Internet connections?
Technological advances are driving this evolution and will continue to do so only if we make sure the companies controlling consumers' access to the Internet don't adopt business practices that stifle its revolutionary nature. The next Netflix won't stand a chance if the largest U.S. Internet service providers are allowed to merge or demand extra fees from content companies trying to reach their subscribers.
From Wired
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