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The Wall Street Journal editorial board
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The Wall Street Journal
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Date
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November 23, 2017
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/you-are-free-to-surf-about-the-we-1511465732
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Readers may now wonder why they are hearing claims that the Comcast customer service department will soon rule the internet. This line is a classic case of rent-seeking from internet companies like Netflix, which want to limit how much they have to pay to stream movies that suck up a lot of bandwidth. The real story is that, thanks to new leadership at the FCC, this week a few tech giants in Silicon Valley lost to American consumers who will benefit from more innovation and choice online.
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This item argues for the position Net neutrality should be repealed on the topic Net neutrality in the United States.