Donald Trump’s Transition Team Wants to End Net Neutrality

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The principle that internet service providers should treat data equally was championed by the Obama administration, but corporate lackeys are set to overturn that on the FCC.

Published Nov. 29 2016 1:00AM EST

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Donald Trump has tapped two telecommunications lobbyists to head his FCC transition team. That’s bad news for net neutrality, the policy that says internet service providers must treat all data equally.

Last Monday, Trump named Jeffrey Eisenach and Mark Jamison to oversee the transition of Federal Communications Commission.

Kelly Weill

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Donald Trump’s Transition Team Wants to End Net Neutrality

The principle that internet service providers should treat data equally was championed by the Obama administration, but corporate lackeys are set to overturn that on the FCC.

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Kelly Weill