WASHINGTON -- The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday launched an inquiry into practices by broadband providers, focusing on whether there is a need for the agency to adopt regulations to ensure so-called network neutrality.
The inquiry, announced at the agency's monthly public meeting, will look at the pricing and service packages that are available to consumers from broadband providers. It will examine whether the FCC should regulate to ensure that broadband providers operate in a nondiscriminatory manner, and ...

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