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Major Web Companies Reiterate Opposition to Paying ISPs for Fast Lane Access

By CircleID Reporter

The Internet Association—a trade group that represents 36 companies including Google, Netflix, Amazon, Facebook, Twitter, eBay, Yahoo, and PayPal—submitted comments to the Federal Communications Commission on Monday to formally oppose a proposal to let Internet service providers charge content providers for priority access in their networks. The FCC is currently weighing a proposal to establish guidelines to protect the open Internet.

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