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Stanford Center for Internet and Society
Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and director of the Stanford Center for Internet and Society; author of Internet Architecture and Innovation
PROFILE
Barbara van Schewick
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FROM Barbara van Schewick
To the Point
Is "Net Neutrality" Essential to the American Way of Life? The Federal Communications Commission is faced with a crucial decision on open access to the Internet. A survey shows 80 percent of Americans want the FCC to prohibit providers from giving enhanced access to customers that pay more. Now the President agrees . But providers — like Time Warner Cable, Verizon and AT&T — say that will discourage innovations and investments that improve service for everyone. As the pressure rises for FCC action, will there be toll lanes on the information super highway.
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