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Image of the Day: U.S. Internet Speeds Skyrocketed After Ending Failed Title II "Net Neutrality" Experiment

CFIF often highlights how the Biden Administration's bizarre decision to resurrect failed Title II "Net Neutrality" internet regulation, which caused private broadband investment to decline for the first time ever outside of a recession during its brief experiment at the end of the Obama Administration, is a terrible idea that will only punish consumers if allowed to take effect.

Here's what happened after that brief experiment was repealed under the Trump Administration and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai - internet speeds skyrocketed despite late-night comedians' and left-wing activists' warnings that the internet was doomed:

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="515"] Internet Speeds Post-"Net Neutrality"[/caption]

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April 19, 2024 • 09:51 AM
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CFIF to FCC: Latest Proposed 'Net Neutrality' Rule Fails as a Matter of Objective Market Realities and Violates First Amendment
By CFIF Staff
Thursday, December 14 2023
The Center for Individual Freedom (CFIF) today submitted the following Comment in opposition to the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Proposed Rule entitled “Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet."  CFIF argues that the proposed rule fails as a matter of objective market realities, violates the U.S. Supreme Court’s "Major Questions" Doctrine, and violates the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Read CFIF full comment below or here (PDF).  ###  
 
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